Cultural Moments Blogs

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• A Paris gallery with a novel approach to ‘difficult art’ — A tiny Paris loft gallery is confronting difficult art head on. Here I tell how Rachel Hardouin turned 15 rue Martel int
• The Hidden Privilege of “The Great British Bake Off” — What if your favorite cozy show also hides class bias? Here I examine Christopher Bartel's essay on The Great British Ba
• Chinatown Arch — Surprised to find Havana, Cuba's Chinatown gate, the weathered Chinese arch framed by the Capitol. I photograph this run
• The further adventures of “AF” — From Thinx subway ads and a Bay Bridge billboard to Everlane backpacks and a line in The Incredible Jessica James, AF ha
• “Smut” — What makes Tom Lehrer's "Smut" still land after 60 years? I trace the song's origin on That Was the Week That Was, unpac
• A Magnificent Erection — A 5 foot tall penis in a Mexican cemetery? I tell Catarina Orduña Pérez's tale and her family's decision to install a pe
• 'The Resort of Thieves and Harlots'; Victoria Park Cemetery, Bethnal Green — Ever wondered why Victoria Park Cemetery was called "the resort of thieves and harlots"? I tell the story of Victoria Pa
• Buried with her baby in her arms and her coffin draped with the Spanish Republican flag: Conchita Supervia (1895-1936) Liberal Jewish Cemetery, Willesden — On a summer visit to Willesden I spotted an altar of four tortoises and a coffin draped with the Spanish Republican flag
• On Shogun — Watching Shōgun sent me back to early modern Japan, historical drama, and the uneasy line between entertainment and accu
• Norman Mailer on Politics and Cigarettes — A sharp quotation-driven reflection linking politics, performance, and masculinity, filtered through Norman Mailer’s voi
• Mean Girls — "Mean Girls" (2004 or musical) analysis. Teen social hierarchy, Plastics satire, Lindsay Lohan era cultural snapshot.
• A Woman is no Man — "A Woman Is No Man" adaptation review. Palestinian-American novel on family, patriarchy, secrecy. Explores immigrant exp