I Love Dick: Amazon drama reveals how the male gaze has run out of steam
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Post-truth could herald the real end of history – we must ensure it doesn’t
It needn't end this way.
The surprising origins of ‘post-truth’ – and how it was spawned by the liberal left
Brexit and Trump aren't to blame. The rise of 'post-truth' is rooted in the middle-classes, not the masses.
My smartphone, myself: digital separation anxiety in the postmodern world
Angst when you forget your smartphone is not only a real psychological phenomenon--it also highlights a quintessentially postmodern problem: what the author calls the "anxiety of the disconnected".
Star Wars: escapist fantasy or dream of the future?
The alternate reality visualised in Star Wars is now potentially much closer to home.
Michael Graves sought to create joy through superior design
From his line of Target homeware to his one-of-a-kind buildings, Michael Graves was inspired by the basic needs of everyday people.
Explainer: what is modernism?
I first came across modernism through the lens of postmodernism in the early 1980s. At that time postmodernism – explained here – was washing through the academy, promising to transform everything by placing…
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