• Black Lives Matter in Small Towns, Too

    Victoria Patterson talks about flashpoints and performative progressive politics in South Pasadena.

    Lana Del Rey, Fragile Feminism, and White Fragility in a Moment of Black Lives Matter

    Christine Capetola dissects Lana Del Rey's "fragile feminism" and the history behind her social media tirade.

    Writing While Black

    Laura Warrell shares personal experiences as a Black writer navigating the white world of publishing.

    Hamilton is America’s Monumental Epic. That’s a Good Thing.

    Pasquale Toscano interrogates the epic lineage of the notable release of Lin-Manuel Miranda's famed musical.

    On Photography, Protests, and Citizenship

    Robyn Jensen looks at spectatorship and "evidence" of benevolent law enforcement in recent protests.

    Hamilton in the Time of Trump

    Laurie Winer on the Disney+ release of the hit musical during a time of protest.

    What Dickens Would Have Thought About Improv Comedy

    Emily Anne Foster relates Middleditch & Schwartz's improv special to the wacky pantheon of Dickens characters.

    On Messaging

    Alexander Stern explores the frictionless ease of communication in the digital age.

    The Working Dead: Reviving the Crowd as a Protagonist

    Chas Walker compares the expendability of the crowd in horror films to our current pandemic thinking.