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Contemporary Urbanity and Blackness in ‘New Jack City’
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Contemporary Urbanity and Blackness in ‘New Jack City’

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Hood films are a jarring eviction notice for traditional Civil Rights rhetoric and, possibly, leadership -- in other words, "What has the Civil Rights movement done for me lately?"
‘Law & Order: SVU’ Might Be Schlock But It Might Also Be Changing the World for the Better
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‘Law & Order: SVU’ Might Be Schlock But It Might Also Be Changing the World for the Better

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NBC's super-popular sex crime drama is shlocky, hamfisted, and problematic. But some critics and social scientists think it might help create a culture of consent.

Hardcore Punks and Their Shenanigans in the Outhouse
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Hardcore Punks and Their Shenanigans in the Outhouse

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No security, no sanitation, no backstage services (no backstage), this small, cramped, decrepit shack at the end of a dirt road in Lawrence, Kansas was an essential stopover for the offbeat underground music scene.

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In Defense of Hip-Hop Receiving the Respect It Deserves

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 / 4 April 2013
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Various Artists: Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap

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Lollapalooza 1991: The Underground As a Community

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 / 20 October 2011
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The Hate for Southern Hip-Hop: Why So Serious?

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 / 17 July 2011
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Fear of a Rap Parody

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 / 17 May 2010
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit – The Eighth Year

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit / Law & Order

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Law & Order / Law & Order: Special Victims Unit / Law & Order: Criminal Intent

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 / 4 October 2004