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Feelin’ Groovy

How the "90s dismissed the importance of being earnest - and how a new decade just might rekindle the schmaltz

The Woman Warrior

Why do strong female candidates scare voters? Western tradition offers a perspective on the history of the (w)itch.

Offensive Play

Those who doubt there's sexuality in sports are missing the big game

The New Culture of Reinvention

When we are all hyper-aware of the men behind the curtain - whether in reality TV or the presidential campaign - we judge our products not by their inherent value, but by how well they pull off the illusion

Just When Men Thought They Were Out …

America's desire for an old-fashioned vigorous and indiscriminate man - evidenced in the presidential campaign and in cultural products such as ''The Sopranos'' - reflects the extrapolation of male anxieties to the level of a national emergency

Why PopPolitics?

A political science professor examines the influence popular culture has on politics, politics has on popular culture, and why it all matters