Culturally Determined

Phoebe presents a short explainer on the Dreyfus Affair ... Why we still talk about Dreyfus today ... The Covington Affair, the Smollett Affair, and other contemporary Affairs ... How social media makes causes célèbres more likely ... Why Phoebe identifies strongly with George Costanza ... Does Seinfeld have a successor? ... Aryeh: There's no cancellation but self-cancellation ... Embracing martyrdom on left and right ...

Clues in the new Game of Thrones title sequence ... Reviewing the season premiere ... What's the point of Euron? ... Does Westeros have a "true" religion? ... Possible endings: Happy, sad, and time travel-y ... Gratuitous nudity returns ... Is this the last communal TV show? ...

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Clues in the new Game of Thrones title sequence ... Reviewing the season premiere ... What's the point of Euron? ... Does Westeros have a "true" religion? ... Possible endings: Happy, sad, and time travel-y ... Gratuitous nudity returns ... Is this the last communal TV show? ...

Clues in the new Game of Thrones title sequence ... Reviewing the season premiere ... What's the point of Euron? ... Does Westeros have a "true" religion? ... Possible endings: Happy, sad, and time travel-y ... Gratuitous nudity returns ... Is this the last communal TV show? ...

Clues in the new Game of Thrones title sequence ... Reviewing the season premiere ... What's the point of Euron? ... Does Westeros have a "true" religion? ... Possible endings: Happy, sad, and time travel-y ... Gratuitous nudity returns ... Is this the last communal TV show? ...

B. D.'s essay on mononucleosis and gnosticism ... What the ancient gnostics believed about body and spirit ... Fingernail clippings and other problems with bodily resurrection ... Pros and cons of living in a body ... Did George H.W. Bush get to walk out of his wheelchair at the gates of Heaven? ... B. D. explains the Children's Crusade of 1212 ... The Children's Crusade's contemporary resonances ... Queer Eye, the reality show that makes you feel good about humanity ...

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College admissions fraud and children as products ... Adventures with Ivy League jocks ... Daniel: "Meritocracy is essentially bullshit" ... Was Black Panther neoliberal? ... Captain Marvel, Wonder Woman, and anti-imperialism ... Why Bernie has the advantage over Biden ... The consequences of America's senescent leadership class ... Do BernieBros actually exist? ...

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College admissions fraud and children as products ... Adventures with Ivy League jocks ... Daniel: "Meritocracy is essentially bullshit" ... Was Black Panther neoliberal? ... Captain Marvel, Wonder Woman, and anti-imperialism ... Why Bernie has the advantage over Biden ... The consequences of America's senescent leadership class ... Do BernieBros actually exist? ...

College admissions fraud and children as products ... Adventures with Ivy League jocks ... Daniel: "Meritocracy is essentially bullshit" ... Was Black Panther neoliberal? ... Captain Marvel, Wonder Woman, and anti-imperialism ... Why Bernie has the advantage over Biden ... The consequences of America's senescent leadership class ... Do BernieBros actually exist? ...

College admissions fraud and children as products ... Adventures with Ivy League jocks ... Daniel: "Meritocracy is essentially bullshit" ... Was Black Panther neoliberal? ... Captain Marvel, Wonder Woman, and anti-imperialism ... Why Bernie has the advantage over Biden ... The consequences of America's senescent leadership class ... Do BernieBros actually exist? ...