Derailing Stereotypes of Masculinity, Queerness, and Gang Violence
In her new book, Vanessa Panfil offers a detailed and nuanced portrayal of homosexual life among gangs in Ohio.
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How to Save Classical Music, According to Stephen Hough
As the genre faces tough economic times, the acclaimed pianist is rethinking how to perform, present, and market it.
Musician Jenny Hval on Feminism and the Body as a Political Space
We spoke to Jenny Hval about what she recommends reading, watching, and listening to.
A Historian of Forgotten Resistance
From pirates to abolitionist dwarves, Marcus Rediker's research tends to unearth radical and oppositional communities.
PS Picks: ‘Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman,’ a Documentary That Upends Stereotypes
PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.
What Makes a Community Cry Witch?
As political instability roils the Central African Republic, neighbors are accusing neighbors of practicing the dark arts.
Objects That Matter: Concrete
More than 130 Berliners died trying to cross the "death strip," the no-man’s-land between two massive concrete walls that divided their city for nearly 30 years.
PS Picks: ‘(Not) Getting Paid to Do What You Love,’ a New Book That Depicts Vlogging as Aspirational Labor
PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.
Why Does Hollywood Tell So Many Stories About Women Obsessed With Social Media?
The woman-putting-herself-in-peril-with-tech trope dates all the way back to the 19th century.
A Holocaust Museum Where Talking Is Encouraged
Eva Kor survived Auschwitz and Josef Mengele. Today, she's healing by telling her story.