Book Reviews Issue #54: January/February 2017 Magazine Previous Issues The Culture Pages What ‘Stand Your Ground’ Really Means A new book traces the legal history of self-defense in America—and shows how laws for self-protection have been generally reserved for whites. Peter C. Baker
Culture Features Issue #54: January/February 2017 Magazine Previous Issues The Culture Pages The Bones of St. Helena Two cinematographers are capturing the secret history of a South Atlantic island full of the bones of Liberated Africans. Diane Selkirk
Issue #54: January/February 2017 Magazine Previous Issues Shelf Help The Culture Pages An Ethnography of Self-Harm What, exactly, does teen suicide tell us about America today? Peter C. Baker
Magazine Pacific Standard Picks The Culture Pages PS Picks: Our Recommendations for What to Watch, Read, and Listen to Right Now This month: The Mapping Journey Project at the Museum of Modern Art; Mark Lilla's attempt to understand political reactionaries; Nate Parker's gritty new film, The Birth of a Nation; and the documentary Command and Control. Pacific Standard Staff