‘Carceral’ Spikes Amid Twitter Backlash
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Medieval Memes Look in the margins of medieval books and you’ll find an unusual theme: knights vs. snails. Follow Phil Edwards and Vox Almanac on Facebook for more: https://www.facebook.com/philedwardsi… Lillian…
Identity politics has its roots in an expansive, radical agenda. But you wouldn’t know that from its liberal critics. “We haven’t taken the intellectual contributions of black women seriously enough…
Michael Twitty's enslaved ancestors witnessed the Confederate general's surrender, the significance of which weaves through his new memoir as he seeks 'culinary justice' for African Americans. {read}
A quick look at George Romero's feature debut and the copyright issues that shaped the zombie genre.
The life and times of Baltimore film maker and midnight movie pioneer, John Waters. Intercut with a 1972 interview of Waters are clips from his first films and recent interviews…
this report focuses on the million and one small ways in which even the best intentioned of us inadvertently create environments that are not conducive to the career development of…
In the early 1800s, an invention came along that changed everything. Suddenly the doctor could clearly hear what was happening inside the body. The heart, the lungs, the breath. This…
Sarah Crespi talks to Sam Smits about how our microbial passengers differ from one culture to the next—are we losing diversity and the ability to fight chronic disease? For our…
An archive of articles by John Conroy on police torture, Jon Burge, and related issues