List of Culture articles
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A scene the Brazilian werewolf movie Good Mannners. How Werewolves Colonized Brazil
There are no wolves in the country. But somehow, they keep showing up on screen.
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Frances Pugh in 2019's Midsommar. Scandinavia’s Horror Renaissance and the Global Appeal of ‘Fakelore’
“Midsommar” and “The Ritual” are steeped in Scandinavian folklore. Or are they?
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bluebeard-foreign-policy-illustration How a Bloody French Fairy Tale Explains France’s Sexual Politics
The tale of Bluebeard the serial wife-killer echoes in the #MeToo movement.
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Masked armed guards keep watch over contestants during one of the show's deadly playground games. ‘Squid Game’ Hides a Hopeful Message Within a Dystopian Nightmare
Netflix’s new Korean horror drama suggests there’s more to life than the brutal realities of neoliberal capitalism.
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Daniel Craig as James Bond in No Time to Die New Bond Can’t Take On Beijing’s Supervillains
A whole genre of geopolitical spy thrillers is now off limits.
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Parisians buy bread in August 1944, after years of living off of rations. On Bread and Circuses
A new book traces the rise of bread with government.
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The Bala Hissar historical compound in Kabul A Taliban Challenge: To Learn the Lessons of History
What an ancient citadel can teach us about Afghanistan’s past—and its potential future.
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Fishermen lay their nets on the Mekong River close to the site of an approved dam site near Luang Prabang, Laos, on Feb. 8 2020. In Laos, a Dubious Dam Threatens Luang Prabang
A hydroelectric project could force UNESCO to delist the spectacular World Heritage Site.
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A scene from One Last Monster. Gene Kim Film ‘One Last Monster’ Is a Loving, Messy Parable Rooted in Korean History
A charming animation turns turtle ships into giant monsters.
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German infantrymen folllow a tank toward Moscow in the snow in, 1941 during Operation Barbarossa, Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union. The image was published in. Signal, a magazine published by the German Third Reich. Art Media/Print Collector/Getty Images Panzers, Beans, and Bullets
This wargame explains how Russia really stopped Hitler.
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A Femen protester holds a placard reading "The Future is Feminist" at a demonstration in Paris on March 7. Aux Armes, Citoyen·nes!
Gender-neutral terms have sparked an explosive battle over the future of the French language.
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Palestinians in Gaza lift a banner protesting the killing of Eyad al-Hallaq and George Floyd. How Israel Lost the Culture War
Defending the colonial project of occupation won’t work in a world where racial justice has gone mainstream.
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Former U.S. President George W. Bush paints. George W. Bush’s Newest Portraits Are Political
The amateur painter still shows an eye for spin.
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iran-zarif-bolivia Iran’s Hard-Liners Are Using a TV Thriller to Undermine Their Rivals
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-linked spy drama “Gando” is designed to discredit moderate politicians before the June election.
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A mujra dancer on stage in Pakistan. ‘Showgirls of Pakistan’ Doesn’t Need Your Victim Narrative
In a new documentary about mujra dancers, Saad Khan escapes the Western documentary complex to give his subjects the chance to speak in their own words.
