Media + Culture
“Russian Doll” Is a Case Study of Existential Recovery
Russian Doll, the acclaimed Netflix comedy-drama built around Natasha Lyonne, tackles loss, trauma, self-destruction ...
In the Tobacco Harm Reduction Debate, Civility Has Gone Up in Smoke
In the pursuit of reducing the harms caused by cigarettes, those of us who ...
Call to Develop Meth Addiction Meds Mustn’t Obscure Woeful Lack of Access to Existing Tools
Meth’s Resurgence Spotlights Lack of Meds to Combat the Addiction,” reads the headline of ...
January 9, 2019 Media Roundup: Voting Rights Restored in Florida, Actor Eric Bogosian Is Misinformed; and So, of Course, Is Trump
Most Imported Heroin Comes Through Legal Points of Entry [Washington Post] In his ...
January 8, 2019 Media Roundup: Philly’s Contradictory Commitment to Harm Reduction and Denver’s Possible Psilocybin Decriminalization
Smoking Is at a Record Low in the US, but the Benefits Aren’t Shared ...
January 2, 2019 Media Roundup: A Woman’s Rights, a Distorted Drug Ranking and Qatar “Sin Tax”
Here’s what we’re talking about today: A Woman’s Rights [New York Times] “If ...
Public Health Experts Call for Retraction of Brookings Institution Opioid “Research Roundup”
[This article was updated December 12 to reflect a response from the author of ...
Is Ariana Grande’s “Thank U, Next” Disrespectful to Mac Miller?
Watching the video for Ariana Grande’s record-breaking song “Thank U, Next”—which premiered on Youtube ...
As Nicholas Kristof Recruits Students for His Global Poverty Tour, a New Book Exposes His “Racist and Imperialist Logic”
New York Times opinion columnist Nicholas Kristof has issued an invitation to university students ...
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Explained Why Marijuana Should Be Legal on Instagram—But the Live Feed Also Had Wider Significance
New York Representative-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the youngest woman ever elected to Congress, captivated thousands ...
