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Television doesn’t just reflect culture… it edits it. This post examines why interracial families now dominate TV commercials in Trump’s America, why advertisers are doing it because it sells, and how overcasting risks triggering the same backlash now choking corporations, universities, and federal agencies. The camera has moved on, even if the validation arrived decades… Read more.
Conservatives use the word “woke” like a political sword. But try asking them, “What is woke?” Because chances are that, like Bethany Mandel, they’ll spew out a word salad. What is woke? The MAGA world promotes Mandel as its expert on “woke” education. So you’d think she would be able to define it. Instead, when asked… Read more.
Woman on dollar bill The US government is teasing plans to put a woman on a dollar bill. Except that paper currency is falling into desuetude. That’s why the media hype surrounding this belated and misguided honor seems contrived. This celebration is like hailing the appointment of a Native American as Postmaster General of the United States Postal… Read more.
My evangelical parents made me not just read The Holy Bible but memorize much of it the way other kids memorized nursery rhymes. This is why I have been so utterly stupefied over the years by the number of self-professed Christians who have never even opened this “good book,” let alone read it. But now… Read more.
Prince Albert II of Monaco is a confirmed bachelor. His skirt-chasing street cred rivals Warren Beatty’s. That is until Annette Benning domesticated a 55-year-old Beatty. And he was still virile. Because, instead of skirts, he’s chasing kids – four of them. Monaco’s first Black Prince Unlike Beatty, however, Albert has been carefree about planting his seed in… Read more.
