Katy Perry’s Evangelical Hangover
Despite an American Idol judging gig, a baby girl with Orlando Bloom on the way,…
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Why Did Facebook and Instagram Ban #Sikh on the Anniversary of an Infamous Massacre?
In June of 1984, the Indian Army, under direct orders from then Prime Minister Indira…
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Hulu’s ERA-Focused Mini-Series ‘Mrs. America’ Reveals an Ongoing Predicament of Progressive Politics
In a key scene of Hulu’s new mini-series Mrs. America, an unexpected cadre of organized…
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You Can Take The Boy Out of the Crack House: MyPillow CEO’s New Book Promo Has Deep Roots in American Christianity
What the hell did I just see? Not in a good way. No. Seriously: what…
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How a Stars and Stripes Hijab on ‘Rupaul’s Drag Race’ Reveals America’s Troubling Relationship to Gender, Ethnicity and ‘That’ Religion
Honestly, we blame ourselves. We should have known that releasing an episode of Keeping It…
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In a Time of Chaos and Misrule, Mardi Gras’ Subversive Message is Virtually Meaningless
Historically amongst the revelers at Venice’s celebrated Mardi Gras Carnival, are those costumed in the…
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The Religious Mourning of ‘Saint’ Kobe Bryant Continues
Monday morning, the 24th of February, tens of thousands of fans are set to gather…
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Bulgaria and Orthodox Church Cancellation of Louvre Exhibit is Classic Authoritarian Move
This week has not been a very good one for the arts. Or history. The…
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Literary Critic George Steiner, Whose Views on Anti-Semitism Drew Controversy, Dies at 90
In 2019 the community of literary scholars marked the passing of the pugilistic and controversial…
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The Broken Promise of Gwyneth Paltrow’s ‘The Goop Lab’
It is perhaps unsurprisingly rare for anyone to talk about Goop, New Agers, and the…
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