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How Theaters and TV Networks are Changing the Way They Show Gone With the Wind
After almost 80 years, America is finally rethinking how it screens its favorite movie.
by
Aisha Harris
via
Slate
on
October 22, 2017
Edgar Allan Poe’s Hatchet Jobs
The great short story writer and poet wrote many a book review.
by
Mark Athitakis
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Humanities
on
October 20, 2017
The 1960s Photographer Who Documented the Peace Sign as a Political Symbol
Jim Marshall photographed the spread of the peace sign between 1961 and 1968, with his images now published for the first time by Reel Art Press.
by
Allison C. Meier
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Hyperallergic
on
October 20, 2017
Sexism and Male Voyeurism Have Been Intertwined Throughout Movie History
Harvey Weinstein and the history of the male cinematic gaze.
by
David Thomson
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Vox
on
October 19, 2017
The Battle Between Baseball and Cricket for American Sporting Supremacy
We could have had a very different World Series.
by
Daniel Crown
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Atlas Obscura
on
October 19, 2017
Jewish Heroes and Nazi Monsters
The many lives of ferocious cartoonist and illustrator Arthur Szyk at a jewel of a show at the New-York Historical Society.
by
J. Hoberman
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Tablet
on
October 16, 2017
Joni Mitchell: Fear of a Female Genius
One of the greatest living artists in popular music still isn’t properly recognized.
by
Lindsay Zoladz
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The Ringer
on
October 16, 2017
40 Years Ago: A Look Back at 1977
A visual trip back in time to 1977.
by
Alan Taylor
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The Atlantic
on
October 16, 2017
One Person's History of Twitter, From Beginning to End
Twitter, valuing expansion over principles, achieved its goal of changing the world. But not in the way that it planned.
by
Mike Monteiro
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Medium
on
October 15, 2017
Harvey Weinstein and Hollywood's Ugly Casting Couch History
Hollywood in its early days was not the kind of place where powerful men abused their power over women.
by
Lily Rothman
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TIME
on
October 13, 2017
The Underclass Origins of the Little Black Dress
The upper classes once imposed the fashion staple on their servants—then they stole it back from them.
by
Shelley Puhak
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The Atlantic
on
October 13, 2017
‘Who Goes Nazi’ Now?
Dorothy Thompson's 1941 paranoid 'parlor game' just as (un) useful today.
by
Scott Beauchamp
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The American Conservative
on
October 12, 2017
Jane Addams’s Crusade Against Victorian “Dancing Girls”
Jane Addams, a leading Victorian-era reformer, believed dance halls were “one of the great pitfalls of the city.”
by
Erin Blakemore
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JSTOR Daily
on
October 11, 2017
Race and the White Elephant War of 1884
A bizarre episode in circus history became an unlikely forum for discussing 19th-century theories of race.
by
Ross Bullen
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The Public Domain Review
on
October 11, 2017
First Evidence That Online Dating Is Changing the Nature of Society
A new study suggests that online dating is influencing levels of interracial marriage, and even the stability of marriage itself.
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Emerging Technology from the arXiv
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MIT Technology Review
on
October 10, 2017
Revisiting the Most Political 'Star Trek' Episode
In 1995, the "Deep Space Nine" installment “Past Tense” stood out for its realistic, near-future vision of racism and economic injustice.
by
Robert Greene II
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The Atlantic
on
October 8, 2017
You’ll Never See The Northern Lights
"Blade Runner: 2049" portrays a world that is both more terrifying and duller than the world of the franchise's original.
by
Aaron Bady
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The New Inquiry
on
October 8, 2017
“Like Sonny Liston”: An Appreciation of Tom Petty
Patterson Hood argues that Tom Petty achieved perfection in his songwriting... time and time again.
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Patterson Hood
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The Bitter Southerner
on
October 6, 2017
How Country Music Went Conservative
Country music is assumed to be the soundtrack of the Republican Party. But it wasn't always that way.
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On The Media
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WNYC
on
October 6, 2017
A History of American Protest Music: This Is the Hammer That Killed John Henry
How a folk hero inspired one of the most covered songs in American history.
by
Tom Maxwell
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Longreads
on
October 4, 2017
How the Cubs Won
Four books contend with the lifting of the 108-year old curse.
by
Jack Rakove
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Public Books
on
October 3, 2017
When Cardigans Were Battle Attire
Your favorite light sweater was worn to war, before getting picked up by academics, Mr. Rogers, and Kurt Cobain.
by
Jennifer Le Zotte
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Racked
on
October 3, 2017
How Alexander Calder Became America's Most Beloved Sculptor
In an exclusive excerpt from his new book, 'Calder: The Conquest of Time,' Jed Perl reveals a hidden side of the artist.
by
Jed Perl
via
Smithsonian
on
October 1, 2017
Hugh Hefner Was Never The Star of Playboy
Perhaps the only true generalization to make about Hefner is that he is given too much credit for his role in American history.
by
Josephine Livingstone
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The New Republic
on
September 29, 2017
Pop Art in the US
A primary source set and teaching guide created by educators.
by
Virginia B. Spivey
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Digital Public Library of America
on
September 29, 2017
Patriotism, Partisanship, and “The Star-Spangled Banner”: A View from the Early Republic
Music continues to hold an allure for elites seeking to politicize patriotism in support of their privilege.
by
Michael D. Hattem
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Billy Coleman
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The Junto
on
September 28, 2017
Playing Indian
How a fight over Native American symbolism in Oregon brought to light the conflict at America's core.
by
Alex Ronan
via
The Outline
on
September 26, 2017
A Thread for Auld Lang Syne
On Twitter's new 280-character limit.
by
Yoni Appelbaum
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Twitter
on
September 26, 2017
How the National Anthem Got Tangled Up With American Sports
Like most relationships, it’s complicated.
by
Tevi Troy
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Politico Magazine
on
September 26, 2017
“Taking a Knee”: Simple Phrase, Powerful—and Changing—Meaning
Used in military and football slang, the phrase dates back to at least 1960.
by
John Kelly
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Mashed Radish
on
September 25, 2017
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