Jake Flanagin
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ELLEUKTV / YouTube World Politics, Minus the Men
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Christophe Ena / AP What Rugby Can Teach America About Honoring Indigenous Culture
The 'haka,' a Maori war dance performed by the All Blacks at the beginning of games, is a meaningful, respectful nod to New Zealand's history.
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Trevor Snapp/Corbis The Rise of the Narco-Saints
A new religious trend in Mexico
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Nickelodeon The Quiet Radicalism of All That
When Nickelodeon's sketch comedy show debuted in 1994, it upended the norms of children's TV with its diverse cast, un-condescending tone, and kid characters played by actual kids.
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geraintandkim/flickr The Surprising Failures of 12 Steps
How a pseudoscientific, religious organization birthed the most trusted method of addiction treatment
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Carlo Allegri / Reuters Creating a 'Living Image' of a Transgender Woman
Writer and advocate Janet Mock on the importance of showing transgender lives in the daylight, and avoiding a focus on the "before and after"
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P. Morrissey/flickr There Is a Paranormal Activity Lab at the University of Virginia
Respected scientists are lending credibility to parapsychological research.
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norhafydzah mahfodz/Flickr The Dangerous Logic of Quebec's 'Charter of Values'
The Canadian province is debating whether to prohibit public employees from wearing clothing with "overt" religious symbolism.
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'Sex Sells Seats': Magazine Airline Ads, 1959–79
From kimono-clad Japanese hostesses to miniskirted Swiss brunettes, companies have a long history of using women to sell air travel. Some examples from The Atlantic's archives.
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HBO Ja'mie King: Smart Parody or Destructive Stereotype?
Chris Lilley's new show is hilarious, but it's not clear enough whether the show is mocking the society that enables teen-girl monstrosities like Ja'mie or teen girls themselves.
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Lisa Kudrow Is Saving Scandal From Itself
Playing an idealistic congresswoman from Montana, Kudrow freshens up a show too dependent on its cynical protagonists' stale love affair.
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Will The Luminaries Be the Last 'Hidden-Gem' Booker Prize Contender?
Written by 27-year-old relative newcomer Eleanor Catton, the novel is just the type that could get overlooked when the contest opens up to American authors next year.
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An African Writer Who Doesn't Mind Being Called an 'African Writer'
NoViolet Bulawayo's Booker Prize-nominated We Need New Names serves as a reminder that spotlighting African life is different from exploitatively "performing Africa."
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Mindy on The Mindy Project Needs to Stay Unlikable—for the Good of TV
The Fox series' creator and star says her character will be more likable this season, and that's a loss for viewers who want to see more three-dimensional women on sitcoms.
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Tomás Fano/flickr The Expensive Romance of NYU
Tuition rose $18,000 during outgoing president John Sexton's tenure. But who's really to blame for the school's high cost?
