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FilmMarch 24, 2005
It’s Easter: He Is Recut
No flaying below the belt: That’s the guiding principle behind the kinder, gentler version of Mel Gibson’s biblical blood fest, which has hit the cineplex in time for the Easter season.
Richard Goldstein
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March 16, 2005
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Cultural Criticism and AnalysisFebruary 3, 2005
Cartoon Wars
Once upon a time, a psychiatrist named Fredric Wertham went on a tear over Wonder Woman.
Richard Goldstein
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MediaJanuary 27, 2005
Hail-to-the-Chief Show
This Administration may not know how to rule the world, but it sure can run a ritual.
Richard Goldstein
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Arts and EntertainmentDecember 16, 2004
Red Sluts, Blue Sluts
The Golden Girls and Sex and the City are available on DVD. Desperate Housewives airs Sundays at 9 pm EST on ABC.
Richard Goldstein
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Political FiguresJanuary 8, 2004
Butching up for Victory
Bush projects macho, but it looks forced. Could Howard Dean be the “it” candidate?
Richard Goldstein
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Cultural Criticism and AnalysisApril 9, 2003
Hors de Combat
She’s the ultimate quick-change artist, with a style that can absorb any trend and an image to match. She’s gone from material girl to S/M maitresse, from power diva to contented mother.
Richard Goldstein
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Cultural Criticism and AnalysisMarch 6, 2003
Neo-Macho Man
Say what you will about oil and hegemony, but the pending invasion of Iraq is more than just a geopolitical act. It’s also the manifestation of a cultural attitude.
Richard Goldstein
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PoliticsJune 25, 2002
Clarification
Readers of Andrew Sullivan’s website may have noticed a series of items about my piece “Attack of the Homocons,” which appeared in The Nation‘s July 1 issue.
Richard Goldstein