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‘Sicario”s Dirty War on Mexican Cartels Is Not Yet Reality

Denis Villeneuve’s movie gets much right about the borderlands but crosses the line into exaggeration. A veteran border correspondent compares the film’s underworld to the one he knows.

Sebastian Rotella

Social Justice

Actresses and Sex Workers Aren’t So Different After All

Do A-list advocates like Kate Winslet and Lena Dunham really know anything about sex workers? One hundred years ago, both would have been considered fallen women.

Noah Berlatsky

News in Brief

Free Home Theaters for the U.S. Government

Four U.S. Embassies got upgraded screening rooms last year, paid for by the lobbying arm of the big studios. The industry and the government say there were no strings attached.

Robert Faturechi

Social Justice

Going to the Strip Club With Sociologists

Researchers have been studying straight women's strip clubs since their rise in the 1980s. Let's take a look at what they've found.

Francie Diep

Social Justice

Can an Action Heroine Be Too Masculine?

Mad Max: Fury Road has taken heat for its female characters' macho behavior. But research shows the real danger may be those heroines who are both masculine and feminine at the same time.

Katie Kilkenny