Et Tu, Brüno? Et Tu, Brüno?
Have you ever been at a polite dinner party and heard, in an exquisitely timed moment of silence, a loud, rasping fart erupt from one of the guests? The ensuing moment is ripe--wit...
Jul 10, 2009 / The Notion / Richard Kim
Michael Jackson: Freak Like Me Michael Jackson: Freak Like Me
Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, is dead of a heart attack at the age of 50. Without his extravagant eccentricities and ambiguous, obsessive relationships to race, gender, mortali...
Jun 26, 2009 / Lived History / Richard Kim
Obama’s Stonewall Obama’s Stonewall
Since Obama traced his dazzling arc to the presidency, his stance on gay rights has become murkier, and more Clintonian.
Jun 24, 2009 / Editorial / Richard Kim
California Supreme Court Upholds Prop 8 California Supreme Court Upholds Prop 8
As expected the California Supreme Court upheld Proposition 8 by a vote of 6-1. It also ruled that the 18,000 same-sex couples who got married last year are still married. It's a l...
May 26, 2009 / The Notion / Richard Kim
Another New School Demo (CLARIFIED) Another New School Demo (CLARIFIED)
This dispatch just in from Gabriel Gil Arana, a current Nation intern: In March, the New School let go of 12 part-time/adjunct faculty at Parsons' fine arts department. Today, ove...
Apr 23, 2009 / The Notion / Richard Kim
The Torture Memos, Obama and the Banality of Evil The Torture Memos, Obama and the Banality of Evil
Even as President Obama acted in the name of transparency and accountabilty in releasing the Bush administration's OLC's torture memos, he made assurances that the CIA agents who u...
Apr 17, 2009 / The Notion / Richard Kim
Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, 1950-2009 Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, 1950-2009
I have only ever worn out one book. The first copy--which I still keep as an artifact of my 20s--became a palimpsest of sorts, its text underlined in four different colors of penci...
Apr 13, 2009 / The Notion / Richard Kim
“Occupy Everything Right Now” “Occupy Everything Right Now”
So said one of the signs at the student occupation of the New School's building at 65 Fifth Avenue, which was met with a phalanx of NYC cops, pepper spray and mass arrests at the r...
Apr 10, 2009 / The Notion / Richard Kim
An Iowa Backlash? An Iowa Backlash?
So now that the Iowa Supreme Court has essentially legalized gay marriage, what's next? Some right-wingers (like Iowa Congressman Steve King and William Duncan of the Marriage Law ...
Apr 3, 2009 / The Notion / Richard Kim
AIG and Imelda Marcos’ Shoes (CLARIFIED) AIG and Imelda Marcos’ Shoes (CLARIFIED)
The growing populist rage (see Eyal's post) at exorbitant corporate bonuses, especially at the $165 million AIG gave mostly to execs in its financial products division, made me thi...
Mar 20, 2009 / The Notion / Richard Kim