Smells Like Teen Spirit—for Justice
There's plenty of (scientific) reason to believe that teenagers aren't nearly as shallow as we often assume.
The Best Television We Watched This Year
We know, we know, there’s too much out there. But these titles rose to the top.
‘20th Century Women’ and Its Lessons for Feminism After Hillary Clinton
In one of 2016’s Oscar contenders, a united, all-female coalition against misogyny eventually splinters—but somehow manages to fulfill its goals anyway.
The Best Books We Read This Year
A round-up of deserving literature from the Pacific Standard staff.
Does ‘Rogue One’ Heal Star Wars’ Track Record on Race?
After years of marginalizing people of color, the galaxy is finally catching up to the 21st century, according to this Star Wars scholar.
Is There Still Awards Season Promise for ‘The Birth of a Nation’?
Today the NAACP became the first major American organization to nominate Nate Parker’s beleaguered film after 17-year-old rape allegations resurfaced in August.
Poland Doubles Down on Its Decision Not to Extradite Roman Polanski
The Chinatown director has, yet again, found refuge in a European country—despite the ascendant right-wing government’s brief show of judicial muscle.
Guest Programmer: Alexander Chee
The fiction writer, poet, journalist, and professor assembles a multimedia playlist of books, songs, films, and more—with notes about how they made him think differently, or challenged his assumptions.
How to Write About the ‘Other’ and Not Be Terrible About It, According to Wally Lamb
In his new book, the bestselling author makes a convincing case that other perspectives can broaden a writer’s worldview, as well as a reader’s.