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How the Smithsonian became the latest front in Trump’s culture war

Trump plans to install anti-woke warning signs outside the history museum

How the Smithsonian became the latest front in Trump’s culture war

In November 2021, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History opened an exhibit called “The Electric Dr. Franklin,” describing “Benjamin Franklin’s pioneering contributions to electrical science.” The exhibit explained that, prior to becoming an abo…

Rancid Texas Republicans Reign in Ruins?

If the polling data is to be believed, Texas Republicans, who haven’t lost a statewide election since 1994, might be coming to the end of their reign, led by a roster of corrupt loons whose arrogance and support for unpopular policies have set the table for a…

From Federation to Howard, there’s nothing new about Australia’s immigration freak out

And it's never really about culture or "assimilation", although we continue to pretend otherwise. The post From Federation to Howard, there’s nothing new about Australia’s immigration freak out appeared first on Crikey.

May-Lee Chai’s Book Notes music playlist for her essay collection My Hungry Ghosts

"In putting together my playlist, I wanted to give a sample of some of my favorite ghostly music."

Israel and Ireland wage a soccer war

It should have been a minor, even friendly sporting event. Now it's an international incident

The Elevator is a smart commentary on corporate culture and a thrilling piece of theatre

Female employees of an EV company get stuck in an elevator in Eloise Snape’s timely play about big tech, corporate culture and the patriarchy

Converse Yanks South Korean Shoe Ad After Woke Online Mob Accused Them of Racism

"How any American who is remotely educated can look at this horrifying ad & not see a klan hood and the feet of a hanging body…makes me speechless. " The post Converse Yanks South Korean Shoe Ad After Woke Online Mob Accused Them of Racism first appeared on L…

Keep these wonderful Canadian movies from TIFF 2026 on your radar

A lot of people don’t realize it, but Canadian cinema has been on something of a tear in recent years. In 2026 alone, we’ve had three exceptionally acclaimed releases: Matt Johnson’s Back to the Future spoof Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, Sophy Romvari…

Always the Victim, Never the Bigot: the Zionist campaign against Abdul El-Sayed doubles down

A Michigan rabbis' 'nonnegotiable' petition demanding El-Sayed disown Hasan Piker reveals a harsh truth for El-Sayed: that no amount of pandering will satisfy critics who want anti-Zionism expelled from the Democratic party outright.

Aesthetics and Race

[New Entry by Monique Roelofs on September 22, 2026.] Aesthetics and race constitute areas of experience, evaluation, and historical practice that are vitally entangled with one another. This is to be expected, given that aesthetics is a culturally marked fi…

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