classism

An illustration of a man bathing, emitting green fumes to represent stench, to accompany an article about Hollywood celebrities' anti-bathing stances.

The Hollywood Anti-Bathing Epidemic Reveals a Larger Societal Problem

Celebrities are admitting that they don’t bathe, revealing the classism of society's fixation on hyper-cleanliness.…

September 11, 2021

In an article about Gossip Girl, the cast of the reboot sits on a stairwell together.

‘Gossip Girl’ Had A Problem With Poverty — Will The Reboot Address It?

With a reboot on the horizon, it's important to address the tendency of the original show to treat its less exorbitantly rich characters with downright cruelty.…

July 19, 2021

Who’s Afraid of Multiculturalism?

Shashank Rao, University of Michigan

What Zadie Smith’s 'White Teeth' can teach us about tolerance and terrorism.…

October 3, 2017

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The Hollywood Anti-Bathing Epidemic Reveals a Larger Societal Problem

‘Gossip Girl’ Had A Problem With Poverty — Will The Reboot Address It?

Who’s Afraid of Multiculturalism?