North Korea’s Rising Video Bloggers
Foreigners can access a variety of sites and channels that offer glimpses of life in the DPRK. But…
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California Moves to End Hollywood Age Discrimination
Governor Jerry Brown has passed a law requiring entertainment databases to remove age information upon subscribers’ request—which will ultimately allow more actresses to lie about their age.
Poland’s Memory Problem
The country’s new conservative government ushers in a troubling approach to curating Poland’s legacy. By Dara Bramson Jan…
A Stranger in the House of Memory
Of the many experts who figured in Henry Molaison’s life, one man would change him into amnesiac patient…
From Muir to Matriarchs: The New, Female-Penned Nature Novel
As apocalyptic weather events grow ever more frequent, a group of women nature writers is urging readers to…
Guest Programmer: Molly Crabapple
Through intricate, vibrant illustration and immersive reporting, artist and writer Molly Crabapple has given voice to her generation’s most pressing social problems and the radicals working to end them.
Shelf Help: ‘Exiled in America: Life on the Margins in a Residential Motel’
A lively evocation of a precarious, misunderstood community’s rhythms, textures, and tools for living together. By Peter C.…
War of Words
From novels to comic books, writing fiction is helping veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan process the unspeakable—though sometimes…
The Non-Rise of the Older Actress
As women have undergone a revolution in rights, Hollywood has remained remarkably immune to cultural change—even in the era of Meryl Streep, Helen Mirren, and Sally Field.
Meet the Filmmaker Who Recreates Terrorist Attacks for HBO
An interview with Dan Reed, the network’s go-to film director for covering—and helping audiences understand—grisly urban sieges.