RJ Mitte died after forcing Hollywood to see real disability
The Breaking Bad actor died at 34 in Brownsville, Texas, leaving a legacy of authenticity that forced Hollywood to see people with cerebral palsy as humans first.
By Daniel Okafor ·
culture — Lorien Times
Leif Erikson reached Canada first to shatter the Columbus myth
Norse explorers established settlements in Canada centuries before Christopher Columbus arrived in the Bahamas, proving that the traditional story of transatlantic discovery is a fiction.
By Daniel Okafor ·
President Oaks rightly defends faith against secular limits
By declaring that His grace is for all, President Oaks attempts to rescue members from diminishing faith and restore the primacy of the covenant path.
By Caroline Ashford ·
Trump's appointees weaponize decay at the Kennedy Center
Whistleblowers reveal leadership hoarded millions in repair funds and faked safety crises, echoing the deadly neglect seen in the Flint Water Crisis.
By Maya Ellison ·
Harvey Weinstein gets 15 years, but wealth still buys him time
A New York judge sentenced Harvey Weinstein to 15 years for sexually assaulting Miriam Haley, but the legal system's slow pace proves that wealth still buys time.
By Maya Ellison ·
Donald Trump spends down the Kennedy Center for his own vanity
Thousands protested in Washington as Donald Trump forced the closure of the Kennedy Center, exposing how political vanity spends down shared cultural capital.
By Elena Rossi ·
Trump takes the Kennedy Center and spends down the public trust
By seizing the Kennedy Center and driving artists away, Donald Trump treats a shared national memorial as personal property, spending down a public trust that only citizens and courts can defend.
By Elena Rossi ·
Donald Trump fails to turn the Kennedy Center into a brand
After threatening to demolish the Kennedy Center for lack of recognition, Donald Trump faces a public revolt that proves shared culture cannot be owned by one man.
By Elena Rossi ·
AfD attacks Bauhaus, and modern fascism repeats the old script
By Josie Calloway ·
Macron and Burnham use the Bayeux Tapestry to mask a border pact
When the powerful want to signal a "new era," they don't look to the people; they look to the archives.
By Maya Ellison ·
Gloria Steinem used glamour as a tactical asset for power
The death of Gloria Steinem at 92 invites the usual hagiography of the "glamorous symbol" of second-wave feminism.
By Emilio Quesada ·