Tag Archives: Russia

Participation Trophy Politics

In Trump’s America, everyone can live vicariously, eliminating doubt, self-discipline and consequences. Continue reading

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12 Musicians Who Died This Year Respond to the Election of Donald Trump

It’s entirely possible that there’s a musical solution to all this, and that the wisdom of those who have recently left us should not be squandered. Continue reading

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From Russia with Trump

The Trump/Putin relationship is not a bromance, but a national security issue. Continue reading

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A Conversation With Our Man in Kiev

Greg Olear interviews his friend, the film producer Roman Kindrachuk–a longtime Kiev resident, whose apartment overlooks Maidan Square–on the situation in Ukraine. Continue reading

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Flowers of the Gutter: Ballet Companies as Brothels from Paris to Russia

Cathy Marie Buchanan on Degas, ballet and the sex scandals of the Bolshoi. Continue reading

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13 Predictions for 2013

Greg Olear puts on his Nostradamus hat and foretells the best and worst of the year to come. Continue reading

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