Culture

Why Are Swedish Bureaucrats Channeling Their Inner Michelle Obama?0
- Culture
- January 22, 2020
Sweden is often hailed for its sweeping cultural and political emphasis on the equality of all things. But while the popular discourse tends to center on its progressive economic policies and far-reaching public services, the country’s focus on fairness stretches across the spheres of Swedish society – including, more recently, its school cafeterias. At a local school in
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Why Do Americans Love the Royals? We Secretly Miss the WASPs 0
- Culture
- January 22, 2020
If the announcement of Prince Harry’s and Meghan Markle’s decision to “step back” from royal duties has reminded us of anything, it’s that Americans are bizarrely fascinated by the British royal family. Every morning since the initial announcement, The Washington Post has brought yet more coverage of the royals: on British tabloid coverage, on the couple’s “transition,” on the
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The Media’s Shameful Depiction of Pro-Second Amendment Protests in Virginia 0
- Culture
- January 22, 2020
It’s the tea party all over again. Way back in 2009 the press, followed by a gaggle of left-wing commentators and politicians, did a number on tea party protests, often portraying them – with little evidence – as driven by racist rage against President Barack Obama rather than principled opposition to his administration’s policies. These same tactics were on full display
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Stop Obsessing Over Generational Differences 0
- Culture
- January 22, 2020
Our society is obsessed with generational differences. The internet is awash with articles and studies analyzing Baby Boomers vs. millennials vs. Generation Z (or “Zoomers.”) Apparently, the babies being born right now are called “Generation Alpha.” Generational differences have practically become their own genre of writing. Some of these articles are slightly scientific, but many
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Children Under Siege in the Digital Age 0
- Culture
- January 21, 2020
In The Princess and the Goblin, George MacDonald casts both an unlikely hero and an unlikely weapon to defeat the enemy. In what is almost unimaginable in today’s culture, the hero is a twelve-year-old boy, and his weapon is verse. When the goblins threaten to attack, only a chant or rhyme can defeat these villains. The hero,
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Why Hollywood Attempts to Silence Dissident Women 0
- Culture
- January 21, 2020
Amy Sherman-Palladino’s writing is full of witty, sharp dialogue that makes you need to rewind a couple times every episode to make sure you caught exactly what was being said. Usually, it’s brilliant. In her Emmy-winning Amazon series, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” Sherman-Palladino has created two dynamic female characters: polished upper West Side housewife Midge
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