Richard Goldstein

Richard Goldstein writes about the connections between pop culture, politics and sexuality.

Currently

  • Letters

    December 13, 2006 Subscribe

  • The Tao of Borat

    November 2, 2006

    What are we laughing at when we laugh at Borat?

  • Death Trip

    October 5, 2006 Subscribe

    Philip Roth and Joan Didion have each written compellingly about death, but their insights about dying and mourning signify a retreat from the world rather than an embrace of the forces by which we all live and die.

  • Satellite Dylan

    April 27, 2006

    As a satellite radio DJ, Bob Dylan is reaching a new generation of fans, who admire his music but, unlike earlier admirers, do not see him as a prophet.

  • The Erotics of Resistance

    March 30, 2006 Subscribe

    With spring come glimmerings of new social attitudes: The popularity of V for Vendetta proves films with a social conscience resonate; Kanye West's challenge to rap homophobia shows gangsta style is not the only option.

  • Of Queers and Kong

    January 5, 2006

    From Brokeback Mountain's closeted cowboys to King Kong's embrace of Anne Darrow, Hollywood has queered cherished icons of masculinity. But the two films paint a bleak picture: Love that falls outside the norm must struggle to be something more than self-destructive.

2005

  • President Thelma

    November 17, 2005

    Is Commander-in-Chief softening up the country for President Hillary? Americans may not not be ready to put a woman in the White House, but they may have calmed down enough to contemplate the pleasures of female power.

  • Spectacle

    August 11, 2005 Subscribe

    Recent movies including War of the Worlds and Land of the Dead reflect today's political landscape.

  • Spectacle

    June 2, 2005 Subscribe

    The progressive and regressive politics of Star Wars.

  • It's Easter: He Is Recut

    March 24, 2005 Subscribe

  • Letters

    March 16, 2005 Subscribe

  • Cartoon Wars

    February 3, 2005

  • Hail-to-the-Chief Show

    January 27, 2005 Subscribe

2004

  • Red Sluts, Blue Sluts

    December 16, 2004

    Desperate Housewives is liberal on the surface but conservative at the core.

  • Butching up for Victory

    January 8, 2004

    Bush projects macho, but it looks forced. Could Howard Dean be the "it" candidate?

2003

  • Hors de Combat

    April 9, 2003

    Irony is the new Communism, which is why an artist like Madonna can't get her message across.

  • Neo-Macho Man

    March 6, 2003

    There is an uneasy similarity between Eminem and President Bush.

2002

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Blogs

» The Beat

Jobless Figures Pose Social, Political Threat for Obama, Dems | The president and his aides are failing to focus enough attention on the most serious economic issue. Democrats could pay the penalty in 2010.
John Nichols
29 Comments
Posted at 1:27 PM ET

» Act Now!

Defining Patriotism | What do you value in the traditions of your country?
Peter Rothberg
50 Comments

» Editor's Cut

Rediscovering Secular America | This Fourth of July those who identify themselves as non-believers have much cause for celebration.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
74 Comments

» The Notion

Celebrating the Fourth by Remembering the Fifth | On Independence Day, the forgotten and imperiled Fifth Amendment bears honoring.
Eyal Press
39 Comments

» Altercation

Mikey 'n' Me | I got closer to Michael Jackson than almost anyone, or at least closer than most people of the age of consent.
Eric Alterman

» Capitolism

Washington: Even More Corrupt Than You Thought! | Washington Post sells access to lobbyists.
Christopher Hayes
69 Comments

» The Dreyfuss Report

Whisky Tango Foxtrot? | General Jones tells the generals in Kabul: don't bother asking for more troops.
Robert Dreyfuss
65 Comments