Drag Queen Alaska Thunderfuck Looks Back to Move Forward
Alaska Thunderfuck’s first musical wasn’t planned to arrive in the middle of a cultural war against drag queens, but the superstar’s story takes on striking new meaning.
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John McWhorter’s Polemic ‘Woke Racism’ Covers Controversial Issues with Snark Gnarled by Outrage
John McWhorter’s pushback against the antiracist orthodoxy of Robin DiAngelo and Ibram X. Kendi lands palpable hits but is too scattered to win the match.
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Coronavirus and the Culture Wars
Infodemics, conspiracies, culture wars – the fault lines beneath the Fractured States of America tremble in this time of Coronavirus global pandemic.
Weaponizing Culture
Curator and art activist Nato Thompson argues that culture is not just contested terrain, it is a tool used for asserting and maintaining power.
Culture Wars – “Money (Gimmie, Gimmie)” (video) (premiere)
Austin's Culture Wars come blazing out of the gate with an addictive electrorock sound and swagger.
Less Dogma, More Dissent: Paglia on ‘Sex, Gender, Feminism’
Contrary to what her critics might have one believe, Camille Paglia demands more, not less, of contemporary feminism.
Nobody Won the ‘War for the Soul of America’
Andrew Hartman’s engaging exploration of the culture wars confirms that the conflicts will never be resolved because both sides are too extreme for America's moderate middle-ground.