Arts & Culture
Arts & Culture
A Mother’s Thoughts at the Verge of Global Annihilation
Oct 8, 2018 Facing a world in which there are now two forms of potential humanly induced annihilation --- the fast and slow ones --- I don’t simply want to dump them on my son.
‘Tully’ Delivers a Welcome Postpartum Digression
May 2, 2018 Charlize Theron, Mackenzie Davis sparkle in this satire on the outsourcing of parenthood.
Royal Baby
Apr 25, 2018
Love It or Hate It, ‘Mother!’ Will Be 2017’s Most Talked-About Film
Sep 15, 2017 The allegorical film from director Darren Aronofsky bends genres but begs for an explanation.
Rebel Mother
Apr 28, 2017 Peter Andreas' memoir explores a "childhood chasing the revolution" as the son of an impulsive, self-centered political radical who cloaked her narcissism behind pro-Marxist rhetoric.
A Spike in Maternal Mortality Rates in Texas Spurs Soul-Searching
Aug 25, 2016 Two new reports show that pregnancy-related deaths and severe obstetrical complications rose as the state slashed funding for family planning, but researchers and state officials say more information is needed to understand the trend.
I’m Supposed to Protect You From All This
Aug 19, 2016 Nadja Spiegelman's new memoir is an attempt to decode her mother's wounds: "The past was always there on her body, but I couldn't see it It was underneath everything else: the blueprint we both carried".
The Top 10 Best and Worst States to Be a Working Mother
May 8, 2016 Blue states scored better than red states, but really, they could all do better.
Robert Scheer: My Mother, ‘the Illegal Alien’?
May 8, 2016 In honor of Mother's Day, we've republished Robert Scheer's account of his mother's struggles as an immigrant living in fear of deportation.
Study: Pollution Leads to Thousands of Premature Births Each Year
Apr 11, 2016 Air pollution contributes to 16,000 preterm births annually and costs the country billions of dollars in medical costs and lost productivity, the first study of the phenomenon suggests.
