Culture
Saying Goodbye to the Preachy #Resistance Sitcom
Murphy Brown was supposed to be a woke reboot. It ended up feeling long in the tooth.
The Cuspers Are Boomers, But With a Cultural Twist
This better explains a subset of a generation dominated by the immediate post-war kids.
Oscar Wilde’s #MeToo Trial
The Irish playwright caused a firestorm in his day. Can we forgive our artists’ worst sins?
Oscar Wilde’s #MeToo Trial
The Irish playwright caused a firestorm in his day. Can we forgive our artists’ worst sins?
The Decade That Made Us Who We Are
The 1990s were both perverted and predictive. Yet somehow today they’ve never felt more alien.
It Still Bleeds, But It No Longer Leads
The death of the newspaper industry is being hastened by those who want to profit off of it.
Andy Warhol: High Culture’s Surrender to Celebrity
A new exhibit unintentionally reminds us of his pathological insincerity—most of it financially activated.
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Coming Home to Thanksgiving in Trump Country
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America’s First Elites
The country’s earliest ruling class embodied America, unlike today’s meritocracy, which despises it.
The Man Who Was Supposed to Be President
The media created Gary Hart, and when he offered them a scandal, they tore him right back down.
Discovering the Beauty and Modesty of Muslim Fashion
A recent exhibit in San Francisco has been well received. So why are Christians who want to cover up not afforded the same deference?
With or Without Kevin Spacey, “House of Cards” is Unwatchable Nonsense
The show started as a critique of our civic virtue. It ended as an insult to our taste.
The Mad Rush to College is Killing Our Children’s Entrepreneurial Spirit
They don’t need frantic competition in elementary school; they need to be kids.
The Uniquely American Halloween
With its roots in Pagan gatherings, it’s still a holiday that brings us together.
Halloween: Finally a Really Good Movie About Evil
While it can’t quite compete with the chilling 1978 release, the reboot is a powerful film in its own right.
The Haunted Facades of Rural America
Sometimes abandoned places can be scary. What’s worse is there are more to photograph every day.