February 26, 2015
—Suzanna Danuta Walters [This piece originally appeared at the Chronicle of Higher Education.] Vaginas keep causing trouble. The latest labial kerfuffle involves none other than the mother of all things “down… READ MORE
February 19, 2015
—Frank Tuerkheimer and Michael Bazyler Elizabeth Kolbert’s article in the February 16th issue of The New Yorker, “The Last Trial” is a wonderful summary of the belated and long overdue reaction of the German legal system… READ MORE
February 18, 2015
—Nadine Naber We may never know exactly what Craig Stephen Hicks was thinking when he killed Syrian American medical student Deah Barakat, his Palestinian American wife Yusor Abu-Salha, and her… READ MORE
February 17, 2015
—Evelyn Alsultany Three Muslim Americans – Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23; his wife, Yusor Mohammad, 21; and her sister, Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, 19 – were murdered last week in Chapel Hill,… READ MORE
February 11, 2015
—Zareena Grewal On Tuesday February 10, 2015, Craig Stephen Hicks, 46, was charged with first-degree murder of three Arab, Muslim college students in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Hicks’ neighbors, Deah… READ MORE
“Most of Earth’s mammals possess luxuriant fur. Only one seeks to remove it. Rebecca Herzig’s delightful history of hair removal in America helps explain why: smooth skin is a cultural… READ MORE
February 6, 2015
—Jane Ward [This piece was originally posted at The Conversation.] If women can kiss women and still be straight, what about men? Some scholars have argued that female sexual desires tend to be… READ MORE
February 2, 2015
—Sekou Franklin [Note: This piece was originally published on Atlanta Blackstar.] Almost 100 years ago, the Harlem intellectual Hubert Harrison celebrated black resistance to racialized violence in the essay “As… READ MORE