An anecdote about my dad A while back, my dad noticed that his car had begun the curious habit of generating cigarette butts. My dad didn’t smoke. No one who
Continue readingAn anecdote about my dad A while back, my dad noticed that his car had begun the curious habit of generating cigarette butts. My dad didn’t smoke. No one who
Continue readingWe give judges the title of ‘Honorable.’ We stand up when they enter a courtroom. So we shouldn’t be surprised when this quark of authority worship leads to our blind
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Continue readingThe gun violence and mental health script Dr. John T. Monahan sums up the gun violence and mental health script thusly: “Two things typically happen in the wake of a
Continue readingOne morning, Eric and I woke in the desert from uneasy politics and found we had turned into a large “Welcome to Bears Ears” sign. For two days, some people
Continue readingA Hollywood Sex Scene A Hollywood sex scene can become iconic, revolutionary in its art-form, powerful in its critique of harmful cultural beliefs, and legendary in its impact on cinema
Continue readingSetting its own terms: the FBI’s impact on rape culture For 84 years, from 1927 to 2011, the FBI’s definition of rape never changed. And for 84 years, human rights
Continue readingThere’s Gotta Be a Better Way to Say That Sometimes you see a sign and know exactly what it means. Sometimes you see a sign and are left guessing. And
Continue readingAs if a shooting weren’t tragic enough After a shooting, we are suddenly forced into a world without our loved ones. Be it accidental or murderous, no words can soothe
Continue readingThe Abusive Fathers of Fences and The Glass Castle Fences (2016) and The Glass Castle (2017) are two recent examples of beautiful, emotionally charged filmmaking. Both focus on the troubled and
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