Contemporary Urbanity and Blackness in ‘New Jack City’
Hood films are a jarring eviction notice for traditional Civil Rights rhetoric and, possibly, leadership -- in other words, "What has the Civil Rights movement done for me lately?"
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‘Law & Order: SVU’ Might Be Schlock But It Might Also Be Changing the World for the Better
NBC's super-popular sex crime drama is shlocky, hamfisted, and problematic. But some critics and social scientists think it might help create a culture of consent.
Hardcore Punks and Their Shenanigans in the Outhouse
No security, no sanitation, no backstage services (no backstage), this small, cramped, decrepit shack at the end of a dirt road in Lawrence, Kansas was an essential stopover for the offbeat underground music scene.