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Policing the Troubles

By Simon GardnerOctober 16, 2015
In divided Northern Ireland, policing by consent turned into community vigilantism
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Beach Generation

By Beatrice Loft SchulzJuly 29, 2015
Cheap air travel and freedom of movement within the EU are bound up with the violent policing of its borders
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Paths to Gory

By Michael ThomsenJune 16, 2015
Human Centipede 3 is interpretive chum as catharsis
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St. Cthulu in the Anthroposcene

By Quinn LesterApril 13, 2015
No matter how far they run, contemporary horror writers can’t escape their genre’s racist forbearers
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Fist to Brain

By Anna ZettMarch 3, 2015
The boxing ring is a ritual space dedicated to the vulnerable materiality of the human brain
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The Failure of Bystander Intervention

By Lauren Chief Elk and Shaadi DevereauxDecember 23, 2014
Bystander intervention is less a weapon in the fight against sexual assault and more an evolved form of victim blaming.
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A Country Disappeared

By Esteban IlladesOctober 30, 2014
As Mexicans reach a breaking point in their tolerance for the drug war, the Mexican government reaps the legacy of presidencies lost to guns and drugs.
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Violence Is Mine

By Melissa GronlundSeptember 26, 2014
Post-internet art reflects a certain undercurrent of violence without being didactic about its source.
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Appetite for Destruction

By Owen CampbellSeptember 4, 2014
Why the NFL is a special kind of car crash
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