Published inCounter ArtsThe Untold Truth about the ‘Slave Mistress’ Ancestor of Civil Rights Legend Julian BondThough some would prefer to ignore it, now is the perfect time to remember America’s complicated racial history.22h agoA response icon122h agoA response icon1
I Want To Be Like Vladimir PutinThe longtime Russian leader is a global role model and the coolest man on the planet. Don’t you want to be like him too?6d agoA response icon56d agoA response icon5
Published inCounter ArtsWhy George Clooney’s Broadway Broadcast on CNN Was an Epic MiscalculationThe actor’s revival of ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ failed to understand why a CNN live cast was bound to miss the mark.Jun 10A response icon9Jun 10A response icon9
Published inCounter ArtsWhy I Love My Fake Noguchi Coffee TableThe White House rescinded Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. But it can never rescind this icon of personal transcendence.Jun 3A response icon12Jun 3A response icon12
Published inCounter ArtsCan Pope Leo Lead the Fabulously Rich Catholic Church through the Eye of the Needle?Liquidating its vast holdings to feed the poor may seem like a good idea in a movie. But the reality is far more complicated.May 27A response icon20May 27A response icon20
Published inCounter ArtsThe Trashing of Bill Belichick’s Girlfriend Sheds a Revealing Light on ‘Conclave’Suddenly the famous football coach has lots of concerned friends. And their attitudes reflect a flaw in the papal selection…May 8A response icon6May 8A response icon6
Published inCounter ArtsMaking History at the Altar of GodThe death of Pope Francis stirs memories of growing up Black and Catholic in the Deep South during segregation — and an old-school bar joke.Apr 26A response icon17Apr 26A response icon17
Published inCounter ArtsIn ‘Othello’ Jake Gyllenhaal Goes After Denzel Washington Like Project 2025 on DEIThere couldn’t be a more relevant time to bring Shakespeare’s play about racism, jealousy, and revenge to Broadway.Mar 28A response icon33Mar 28A response icon33
Published inCrow’s Feet: Life As We AgeIs Being an Older Woman Really as Bad as ‘The Substance’ Claims?The film’s gory argument against trashing women past a certain age and misogyny turned inward is quite powerful. But how true is it?Mar 21A response icon30Mar 21A response icon30
Published inCounter ArtsHow Leontyne Price Beat the OddsIt took a lot more than the gene pool she shares with Dionne Warwick and Whitney Houston to turn the opera star into legend.Feb 18A response icon9Feb 18A response icon9
