The Uncanny Façades of “May December”

Books & the Arts / December 27, 2023 The Uncanny Façades of May December The Uncanny Façades of “May December” Todd Haynes’s discomfiting and hypnotic suburban melodrama examines topics the director knows well: sex, taboo, and control. Beatrice Loayza Ad Policy Natalie Portman as Elizabeth Berry and Julianne Moore as Gracie Atherton-Yoo in May December….

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year—From Covid

Society / December 27, 2023 Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year—From Covid If we want to mitigate the great existential threats to our survival—from microbes to the warming planet—we’re going to need bolder thinking than “getting back to normal.” Gregg Gonsalves Ad Policy (Shutterstock) I cannot believe I am writing another column on Covid….

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Will the New Year Bring a War With China?

December 27, 2023 Will the New Year Bring a War With China? As the year comes to an end, top leaders in both Beijing and Washington have become ever more concerned that a major US-China crisis is near. Michael T. Klare Ad Policy Sailors observe the USS Nimitz and USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Groups…

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How a Leading Definition of Antisemitism Has Been Weaponized Against Israel’s Critics

World / December 27, 2023 How a Leading Definition of Antisemitism Has Been Weaponized Against Israel’s Critics Pro-Israel groups have used the examples attached to the IHRA definition of antisemitism to silence dissent about Israel’s attacks. Ad Policy Protesters demonstrate outside a meeting of the National Executive of Britain’s Labour Party on September 4, 2018,…

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