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.
The Wire creator and former Baltimore Sun reporter talks about a historic public housing fight, race, and what makes white people go “batshit, batshit crazy.”
The Worst Guy Ever may be under siege in real life, but onscreen he remains powerful for groups of male friends navigating new challenges for masculine identity.
Winter is coming, but no one seems to care. Sound familiar?
Criminologist and author Michael Arntfield talks with us about the past and future of true crime.
Male entitlement fantasies are part of a climate in which women are displayed as objects for the sexual fulfillment of men.
Fantasy worlds are never just fantasy. They appeal to us because they refract our own histories and speak to contemporary interests.
Expanding on the Situational Crime Prevention theory that making crimes harder or less appealing to commit will make them less likely to occur, two criminologists make the case for "providing opportunities" for would-be criminals to commit their acts legally and safely.
A new HBO documentary, Tales From the Organ Trade, takes viewers deep inside a black market of body harvesters.
Over the course of its six groundbreaking seasons on HBO, we discussed every aspect of The Sopranos with friends and family—except for actor James Gandolfini's size.