How the Louvre Codified Essentialism in Art History
The art historical meta-narrative canonized by the Louvre Museum converts all artworks into specimens of their cultural moment. No wall tag can fix this.
Unions call strike at Amazon’s logistic operations in Italy on March 22
Unions in Italy said on Thursday they had called on workers at Amazon’s logistics operations in the country to go on a 24-hour strike on March 22 after talks with…
The Sarah Everard Case Proves That More Cops Won’t Make Women Safer
Sarah Everard’s murder and the response to it underscores that women’s safety requires more than “protection” by disciplinary actors of the state that—even when they aren’t, like Wayne Couzens, the…
How Hollywood Is Complicit in the Violence Against Asians in America
Reducing Asians, women and sex workers to flat punchlines isn't just degrading — it's dangerous {read}
Atlanta Police Officer Who Claimed Shooter Had a “Bad Day” Made Anti-Asian Posts on Social Media
This disgusting sentence drips with disdain for the women who were brutally murdered. Their murders constitute a “bad day.” It drips with racism: the lives of the Asian women murdered…
Are Bert & Ernie a couple? We finally have an answer…
a talk with artist Mark Saltzman about his work {read}
“Frog and Toad”: An Amphibious Celebration of Same-Sex Love
A series of illustrated children’s books endures as a classic. Was it also the author’s attempt to come out? {read}
Oak Park seeks to build ‘Linear Park’ along Nine Mile Road
“Transforming underutilized spaces into vibrant public gathering spots that fit their neighborhood and give people space to safely gather is what this program is intended for,” says MEDC Senior Vice…
R.I.P. Lou Ottens, Creator of the Cassette Tape Dead at 94
Ottens specifically designed the cassette to be tiny enough to fit in a jacket pocket
Everyone Is Beautiful and No One Is Horny
Today’s stars are action figures, not action heroes. Those perfect bodies exist only for the purpose of inflicting violence upon others.