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Jake Flanagin
Jake Flanagin is a reporter at Quartz. He was previously a writer at The New York Times and an editorial fellow at The Atlantic.
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ELLEUKTV / YouTube What Rugby Can Teach America About Honoring Indigenous Culture
The 'haka,' a Maori war dance performed by the All Blacks at the beginning of games, is a meaningful, respectful nod to New Zealand's history.
Christophe Ena / AP The Rise of the Narco-Saints
A new religious trend in Mexico
Trevor Snapp/Corbis The Quiet Radicalism of All That
When Nickelodeon's sketch comedy show debuted in 1994, it upended the norms of children's TV with its diverse cast, un-condescending tone, and kid characters played by actual kids.
Nickelodeon The Surprising Failures of 12 Steps
How a pseudoscientific, religious organization birthed the most trusted method of addiction treatment
geraintandkim/flickr Creating a 'Living Image' of a Transgender Woman
Writer and advocate Janet Mock on the importance of showing transgender lives in the daylight, and avoiding a focus on the "before and after"
Carlo Allegri / Reuters There Is a Paranormal Activity Lab at the University of Virginia
Respected scientists are lending credibility to parapsychological research.
P. Morrissey/flickr The Dangerous Logic of Quebec's 'Charter of Values'
The Canadian province is debating whether to prohibit public employees from wearing clothing with "overt" religious symbolism.
norhafydzah mahfodz/Flickr 'Sex Sells Seats': Magazine Airline Ads, 1959–79
From kimono-clad Japanese hostesses to miniskirted Swiss brunettes, companies have a long history of using women to sell air travel. Some examples from The Atlantic's archives.
Ja'mie King: Smart Parody or Destructive Stereotype?
Chris Lilley's new show is hilarious, but it's not clear enough whether the show is mocking the society that enables teen-girl monstrosities like Ja'mie or teen girls themselves.
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