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The Flipside of Intersectionality: Heinrich Heine and the Platen Affair

The incident in question took place in 1820s Germany—amid the stuffy atmosphere that dominated life there between the defeat of Napoleon and the failed democratic uprisings of 1848, after the…

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10 min

Culture & Media

The Microkindnesses of Larry David

Is Larry David a member of the British royal family? When Harry and Meghan sat down for their now fabled chat with the individual who expressed such interest in their…

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4 min

Culture & Media

South Park: Our Great Modern Satire

Image by Joel Ormsby My introduction to South Park came in second grade. The episode was “It Hits the Fan,” in which the citizens of South Park began to overuse…

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4 min

Politics

It’s Time to Shame Astronauts

Something out of this world has happened on Twitter, and we, as progressives, can’t let this moment go unnoticed. Former astronaut and mediocre white man Scott Kelly posted a tweet…

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5 min

Politics

What Charlie Hebdo Can Teach Us About the Nature of Satire

The French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo is once more at the center of a storm of controversy over the cover cartoon they posted in response to the recent Houston floods.…

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Satire

The Flipside of Intersectionality: Heinrich Heine and the Platen Affair

The Microkindnesses of Larry David

South Park: Our Great Modern Satire

It’s Time to Shame Astronauts

What Charlie Hebdo Can Teach Us About the Nature of Satire

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