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How Malls Became the Heart of the Asian American Community

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How the Asian Golden Hour Dawned

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The Magic of D&D Can Save Us—But Only If You Let It

Dungeons & Dragons gives us permission to play pretend, writes Kate Welch.

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Angela Bassett's Face Said Everything

"You see her absorb in real time what was perhaps almost a foregone conclusion for a Black actress, even one at her level."

By Mikki Kendall

The Case for Adding an Oscar for Best Scene Stealer

Film historian David Thomson argues the case for the one Oscar category the Academy should consider adding.

By David Thomson

Rachel Fleishman's Trauma Is All Too Familiar

Nothing, no amount of money or prestige, can save us from the cruelty of a medical system that doesn’t care about women, the series seems to believe.

By Ellen O'Connell Whittet

I Covered the Story That Inspired 'Women Talking'

The journalist who wrote about the attacks in a Mennonite colony in Bolivia wants to make sure moviegoers know the real story too.

By Jean Friedman-Rudovsky

Modern Hanukkah Traditions Are A Reminder That Extremism Is Always Short-Lived

The Maccabees would’ve hated modern Hanukkah traditions. Maybe that’s not a bad thing, explains Alana Vincent.

By Alana Vincent

What Octavia Butler’s ‘Kindred’ Can Teach Us About Human Behavior

Octavia Butler's 'Kindred' merges history with the present with Black women at the center, writes Ibi Zoboi.

By Ibi Zoboi 

With 'Wakanda Forever,' African Folklore’s Influence on Pop Culture Is Finally Getting Overdue Recognition

African folklore has always been a prime influence on pop culture, but its recognition is long overdue, writes Elizabeth Agyemang.

By Elizabeth Agyemang

'All Quiet on the Western Front' Is a Warning to the World

The new Netflix 'All Quiet on the Western Front' offers up a warning about what fanatical nationalism does to a country

By Cory MacLauchlin

Why We Love Violent Delights

The intimacy of violent delights lets us safely spend time with death, writes novelist Gretchen Felker-Martin.

By Gretchen Felker-Martin

Caught in the Middle of U.S.-China Tensions

Those who love both China and the U.S. need to speak up now

By Brian Wong

Will Smith's Slap Was Shocking. The Debate That Followed Was Not

Will Smith is only the fifth Black man in history to win an Oscar for Best Actor. But on the night of his historic win, the biggest story has become his reaction to Chris Rock’s...

By Mikki Kendall

Joan Didion Didn't Offer Us Answers

Cool is the word used most often to describe her: the Coca-Colas and the cigarettes each morning, the leotard and the typewriter, the scotch and the shawl. California. Writing for the movies to make a...

By Lynn Steger Strong

bell hooks Wasn't Afraid to Burn It All Down and Begin Again

bell hooks was a radical feminist, a scholar and author who spent the ‘90s publishing about a book a year. She was a poet, a mentor, a professor and an icon whose influence is immeasurable....

By dream hampton

The Story of the Jonestown Massacre Is About Much More Than Jim Jones. We've Been Fighting to Tell It for Decades

Forty-three years ago, on November 18, 1978, 918 Americans died in a remote jungle in Guyana, South America. One was a U.S. Congressman, three were journalists and 914 were residents of the Peoples Temple agricultural...

By Leigh Fondakowski and Margo Hall

'The Chair' on Netflix Hits Home for Academia's Women of Color

I’ve been an English professor for nearly 20 years, but people still tell me I don’t look like one. Not because I’m young (I’m not), but because I’m Asian American. Whenever professors are depicted in...

By Beth Nguyen
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