Every four years, when the World Cup comes around, Americans have to figure out how to respond to the fact that soccer is the
Todd Akin is back, whining and doubling down on “legitimate rape”
You know how right-wingers really, really want to be viewed as victims? It seems to be a twisted variant on the old adage that
Photoshopping beauty: An international experiment
“In the U.S., Photoshop has become a symbol of our society’s unobtainable [sic.] standards for beauty. My project, Before & After, examines how these
St. Louis mayor goes all in for marriage equality, bucking MO state constitution
File it under things you never thought you’d see happen: Despite a long-standing amendment to the Missouri Constitution that defines marriage as “between one
Spanish Lake: Another lesson in failed urban planning
“Spanish Lake” is a new documentary film that looks at the physical, economic and social decline of a suburban neighborhood just north of St.
Story maps: Putting info into geographic context
Can maps change the world? John Snow’s certainly did. In 1854, the London-based anesthesiologist used mapping techniques to solve London’s most devastating cholera outbreak.
Armed MO teachers will be “90% accurate.” Feel better now?
When the next school year starts, if Missouri teachers become legally sanctioned, gun-toting secret agents, they’ll be able to shoot bad guys with 90%
Gun violence: We’ve abdicated our power to stop the madness
For most of us, safety is something we take for granted. We assume that, after a day at work or leisure, the people we
St. Louis Post-Dispatch drops George Will: Congratulations
As a longtime subscriber to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, I’m happy to see that the newspaper has removed George Will from its op-ed page.
George Will is so wrong about rape
It’s hard enough to come to terms with sexual assault—the inevitable cycle of self-blame, self-loathing, abhorrence for the attacker, fear and paranoia, nagging doubts,