As the founder of the International House of Prayer Kansas City, or IHOPKC — not to be confused with the International House of Pancakes – Mike Bickle led a successful campaign against the professional porn industry. His idealogues formed the anti-porn evangelical group Exodus Cry in 2008, and over a …
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I n June 2020, Casey Bloys, HBO’s then-president of original programming, needed someone to “go on a mission.” Bloys—who was named HBO’s CEO and chairman in October 2022 — was irked by a tweet from Vulture TV critic Kathryn VanArendonk, who had some thoughts about Perry Mason, HBO’s series starring …
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Pop culture has long mimicked pageantry. It’s reflected in Taylor Swift’s sequined leotard, Beyoncé’s unmistakable strut, and even Margot Robbie’s twinkling grin in Barbie. The melangé of glam and controversy in pageantry encouraged The New York Times’ Lauren Herstik to co-produce the documentary How to Fix a Pageant. “You have …
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The thing about “open secrets” is: Everyone knows what the secret is, but no one wants to acknowledge or talk about it. Not really, at least — if somebody’s peers and colleagues are all privy to some forbidden or socially unacceptable facts, and bringing it up forces them to reckon …
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On the stormy evening of Jan. 5, 2021 on a stage at Freedom Plaza in Washington D.C., Cindy Chafian warmed up the crowd. “Are you all pissed? Are you ready to fight back? Tomorrow we’re going to make history!” Chafian — a right-wing activist who helped organize D.C. rallies that …
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In the first episode of Hulu’s new docuseries The 1619 Project, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones strolls in her Air Jordans down a picturesque path in Williamsburg, Virginia. With the help of Woody Holton, a Professor of History at the University of South Carolina, Hannah-Jones explores how slaves in Virginia …
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After being stymied in a political run for governor as a Democrat, Nick Kristof is doubling back to the New York Times as a journalist. But his return to his columnist gig is marked by a tangled web of journalistic and financial conflicts. New York Times journalists are strictly prohibited …
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UDPATE (2/15): A jury has unanimously rebuffed Sarah Palin‘sclaim thatThe New York Times and its former opinion section editor defamed her in a 2017 editorial. The decision came after 13 hours of deliberation, and notably followed the judge’s decision to dismiss the case after declaring Palin’s lawyers did not provide …
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