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Culture Archive

Archives for April 2024

Culture
The Western visuals of Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter, decodedThe Western visuals of Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter, decoded
Culture

Country music uses the West as a synecdoche for America. Beyoncé is here to disrupt that.

By Constance Grady
Culture
The Talented Mr. Ripley is a perfect striver gothic. The Netflix adaptation is lifeless.The Talented Mr. Ripley is a perfect striver gothic. The Netflix adaptation is lifeless.
Culture

Ripley fails to capture what makes Highsmith’s book so compelling.

By Constance Grady
Culture
Why March Madness is all about Caitlin ClarkWhy March Madness is all about Caitlin Clark
Culture

The most exciting player in college basketball, explained.

By Alex Abad-Santos
World Politics
Will Israel let aid workers in Gaza do their jobs?Will Israel let aid workers in Gaza do their jobs?
World Politics

The killing of World Central Kitchen workers shows no place in Gaza is safe, even for aid groups.

By Nicole Narea
How real is Shōgun?
Culture

The FX and Hulu hit depicts a bloody, brutal, mostly thwarted colonial history of Japan. It’s based in the truth.

By Nylah Iqbal Muhammad
Culture
Oppenheimer won Best Picture. Its new reception in Japan was very different.Oppenheimer won Best Picture. Its new reception in Japan was very different.
Culture

The film’s Japan premiere renews critiques about what the movie omitted.

By Li Zhou
Are Skims campaigns the new Vogue covers?
Celebrity Culture

The internet loves Kim Kardashian’s shapewear company. But it loves its ads even more.

By Kyndall Cunningham

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