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Category Archives: Culture

No One Man

Why We Hate Kanye West.

Posted byClaire HaldemanNovember 21, 2016November 21, 2016Posted inArts & Culture, Culture, Editors' Picks, National, OpinionTags: Arts and Culture, Kanye 2020, Kanye West, musicLeave a comment on No One Man

Putin Glamour: Russia’s It Girls Spread Trends and Political Propaganda

A few women find themselves in positions of political power in a repressive state.

Posted bySarina XuNovember 16, 2016November 17, 2016Posted in2016-2017 Issue II, Arts & Culture, Culture, EuropeTags: Fashion, Miroslava Duma, models, Putin, RussiaLeave a comment on Putin Glamour: Russia’s It Girls Spread Trends and Political Propaganda

Pepe the Frog: The Evolution of a Meme for the Alt-Right

How exactly did a “blissfully stoned frog” turn into a symbol of bigotry?

Posted byKatherine KidneyNovember 16, 2016November 17, 2016Posted in2016-2017 Issue II, Culture, Editors' Picks, Election 2016, National, Science & TechnologyTags: alt-right, Internet, meme, pepe2 Comments on Pepe the Frog: The Evolution of a Meme for the Alt-Right

How I Learned to Drive

Annie Cheng reviews the Yale Drama Coalition’s latest production.

Posted byAnnie ChengNovember 5, 2016November 5, 2016Posted inArts & Culture, Culture, LocalTags: The Politic Reviews, Theater, Yale, Yale TheaterLeave a comment on How I Learned to Drive

Medea

Sarah Cohen reviews a production of Euripides’ Medea set in Post-WWII America.

Posted bySarah CohenOctober 15, 2016October 15, 2016Posted inArts & Culture, Culture, Editors' PicksTags: Anya Markowitz, feminism, Medea, The Politic Reviews, Theater, YaleLeave a comment on Medea

The Colored Museum

Mehr Nadeem reviews The Yale Dramat’s most recent production.

Posted byMehr NadeemOctober 14, 2016October 14, 2016Posted inArts & Culture, Culture, Editors' PicksTags: Alexis Payne, The Colored Museum, The Politic Reviews, Theater, YaleLeave a comment on The Colored Museum

Cover Up or Strip Down?

From slavery and Puritan America to Burkini bans and school dress codes, Allison Du examines the history of control through the legislation of clothing.

Posted byAllison DuOctober 13, 2016October 13, 2016Posted inArts & Culture, Culture, Editors' Picks, WorldTags: Burkini, Dress Codes, feminism, Gender EqualityLeave a comment on Cover Up or Strip Down?

A New Breed of Coup

The Fall of Post Aesthetics

Posted byHannah SchmittOctober 13, 2016October 22, 2016Posted in2016-2017 Issue I, Arts & Culture, CultureTags: Coup, Internet, internet absurdity, Post Aesthetics, racismLeave a comment on A New Breed of Coup

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