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Culture

A Language of Their Own: Swahili and Its Influences

The Swahili choice asserts power, not concession. East African culture has embraced the Middle Eastern and Western influences indelibly wound up in it.

A Comedy of Errors: Trevor Noah and the Late-Night Talk Show

Trevor Noah’s appointment to The Daily Show is a step back for gender equality.

Antihero-by-Default

Frank Underwood is no traditional antihero.

I Never Stopped Believin’: An Ode to Glee and Its Legacy of Trailblazing

The magic of Glee came from more than strong actors and well-written scripts. A look at the legacy of one of our most important musical television series.

Too Burnt to Function

Spring Break musings, literature, and nostalgia for John Harvard’s gold foot

To Tanzania

New York seems, from here, to be a separate planet. Notes from Tanzania.

The Sound of Gaga: An Oscars Reinvention

Lady Gaga's latest performance at the 2015 Academy Awards was a reinvention to transcend all previous reinventions.

The Metaphor as Weapon

Why the rhetoric of battle has no place in public policy discourse

War of the Words

The sexualized language of violence in the Vietnam War

Red Carpet Reflections

As we approach the Oscars, it's worth acknowledging that celebrities are not victims of "red-carpet culture." And neither are we.