Our Country Is a House Deceived and Divided
We’ve become a tribal people because our environment has become one based on deception.
The Menendez Brothers and the Hope of Justice
A recent documentary opens up an opportunity to see these brothers as something more complex and worthy of compassion.
Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” and the Necessity of Tribalism
2024’s most needle-moving cultural revelation has been Kendrick Lamar’s exposé and rap battle with the seemingly untouchable Drake.
Saturday Night and the Challenge of Conversations About Identity
Lorne Michaels was confident of the foundation of SNL even if he couldn’t distill it into a palatable premise or a memorable meme.
The Monsters Are Already Here
We have our own agents provocateur who manipulate the impressionable to turn neighbor against neighbor, sowing seeds of suspicion and division with lies and conspiracies.
The End of Death as a Tribal Basis in X-Men’s Krakoan Age
The only problem with creating a mutant heaven on Earth is that, for all the miraculous feats they achieve when united, mutants are still fundamentally human beings.
My Old Ass and Finding Beauty in Fatalism
We must not allow suffering to obstruct us from having the experiences that make life most worth living.
Jacob Collier and Humanity’s Collective Voice
Jacob Collier’s career became a celebration of unity and diversity without restrictions.
