Can a movie change the law? The 1961 film 'Victim' isn't just a tense thriller, it was crafted to serve as a stealthy challenge to a British law that criminalized the very existence of homosexuals.
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Join me on the path to Twilightenment
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'Louie Louie': The story behind the song everyone knows but no one understands
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Why Pac-Man won
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What would cause moral panic if invented today?
Imagine if some of the everyday things we take for granted were invented today. What are some examples that would face significant pushback due to various concerns or perceived negatives? Some...
Imagine if some of the everyday things we take for granted were invented today. What are some examples that would face significant pushback due to various concerns or perceived negatives?
Some ideas might be coffee (caffeine), internal combustion engines, plastic bags, smartphones, net neutrality, photoshop, etc…
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Gaytopia: Fed up with the horrific discrimination and violence against his community, Don Jackson had a plan to turn a remote spot in Northern California into the world's first gay-majority county
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Food Theory explains the issue of media-induced panic around NyQuil Chicken
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When hundreds of vampire-hunting children invaded a Scottish cemetery — and helped spur a comic book ban
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America's forgotten vampire panic
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Critical race theory and moral panic
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The bot scare
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Australia's idiotic war on porn returns, this time using facial recognition
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The suburban uncanny
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