SNL's "Cold Opening" Goes Wild on Hillary's "Private Parts"
Certainly, the “private parts” of male politicians have served as punch lines for late night comedians, but those jokes typically lampoon something that the male politician did. These jokes about Hillary Clinton make fun of something that she is.
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Sell Like a Man, Man
The disappointment of the Old Spice Guy ad campaign is that the progressive image of black masculinity is only funny—and only makes sense—when it is wedged into another narrative (one as familiar as the racist story that Old Spice Guy tries to displace). Women desire (and are most desirable...
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Czech Them Out! European Politicos Strike a Pose
Although these photos would be standard fare in Maxim magazine, their appearance in the typically staid Wall Street Journal is rather surprising—apparently the WSJ is just doing its due diligence covering the latest political trend. The photos represent the efforts of the Czech Republic’s Public Affairs Party...
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Charmed, I’m Sure
As the Senate Judiciary Committee sets July 13 as the date to vote on the nomination to the Supreme Court, “charming” is emerging as the unlikely frame for Elena Kagan’s performance last week. Slate sums it up when they proclaim that Kagan has “charmed and disarmed every step of...
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Tear Down That Wall?
As the 2010 World Cup unfolds imagistically, many photos remind us of the potential of sport to serve as a uniting cultural force—especially since this tournament is unfolding in a post-apartheid South Africa. That makes this shot of Palestinian World Cup fans all the more ironic.
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Election Final: Carly’s Rainbow Coalition
If Republicans have their way, the crimson tide created by this photo opportunity will roll through California and onto the White House in 2012, with GOP operatives secretly asking themselves “what would Jesse do”?
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The Gores: Happily Never After
On the surface, there is no questioning "the perfect love" in this prototypical American relationship. Not surprisingly, though, the relationship -- unlike the paradigm on which it was based --turns out to be a lot more complicated.
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