Shorts
Good Queers and Bad Queers
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myths fed back as stereotypes and strawmen to divine some boundary for acceptability
Field Trip
“HAVE QUOTES ABOUT SALIERI”
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How someone already convinced of a conspiracy theory reads non-conspiratorial sources.
Shorts
The Final Frontier of Civil-Military Relations
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The Federation’s structure creates tension between military and civilian leadership.
Jose Chung's December Issue
The Lone Gunmen Who Came in from the Fringe
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The weirdo researchers were explaining fringe theories to a prime-time audience of millions.
Jose Chung's December Issue
Caught on Camera
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The X-Files plays on our fascination with the camera — and our fear of it.
Shorts
Hotline Suspense
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The entire plot of Stanley Kubrick’s Cold War satire turns around getting people on the phone.
Reviews
What Happened to My People
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The second half of PBS’s Reconstruction documentary begins where the traditional narrative ends.
Reviews
A Usable History of Reconstruction
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The greatest strength of the new PBS documentary is its desire to inform contemporary debates. But this may also be one of its weaknesses.