conspirituality The 2024 Santa Monica Film Festival was chock full of red-pilled conspiracy content Jennifer Sandlin
books Curious and compelling filmstrip adaptation of "Brave New World" from 1974 (video) David Pescovitz
censorship "Titicut Follies" (1967) is a once-banned documentary about the horrific treatment of prisoners at Bridgewater State Hospital Jennifer Sandlin
david cronenberg Watch David Cronenberg's "Four Unloved Women, Adrift on a Purposeless Sea, Experience the Ecstasy of Dissection" (2023), featuring four 18th-century life-size wax anatomical models Jennifer Sandlin
transphobia Budweiser brewer Anheuser-Busch ditches marketing executives responsible for post featuring transgender star Rob Beschizza
police Sideburns, handlebar mustaches, and tiny trunks – the wild world of landlord-tenant disputes in the 1970s Mark Frauenfelder
Oscar winners Watch the Oscan-winning short documentary "Learning To Skate In A War Zone (If You're A Girl)" Elías Villoro
economics "Your debt is someone else's asset", a short film from The Intercept, Mollie Crabapple and co., and Astra Taylor Elías Villoro