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Gloria Steinem, equal rights revolutionary, dies at 92

Gloria Steinem, equal rights revolutionary, dies at 92

Published by Sam Flores

Journalist and feminist pioneer Gloria Steinem, who co-founded Ms. magazine and spent her life working toward a more equitable world for women and girls, died on Wednesday in Manhattan. She was 92. As one of the most consequential figures of the late 20th century, the Toledo-born Steinem’s name and image became emblems of second-wave feminism, although she long insisted her feminist awakening in her mid-30s came later than that of the movement mothers who came before her. And yet, Steinem’s combination of eloquence, elegance and determination contributed to her singular ability to push the fight for women’s equality into the mainstream. “In my case, and in the case of some other women, it takes a lot of years even to question your conditioning,” she told Mother Jones magazine in a 1995 interview. “There’s such a deep part of our conditioning that is to make nice. That has an upside, it makes me a peacemaker. But a major problem I see is that we are into this kind of inner-outer division, so that activism is perceived as an …

What Made Marcel Duchamp’s Readymades So Revolutionary?

What Made Marcel Duchamp’s Readymades So Revolutionary?

Published by José Betancourt

When does something become a work of art? A canvas once it’s been painted? A block of marble once it’s been carved? For Marcel Duchamp (1887–1968), the answer was much more direct and far more radical: Anything—indeed, everything—could be art if an artist deemed it so. “An ordinary object,” he said, can be “elevated to the dignity of a work of art by the mere choice of an artist.” This notion, which found expression in his iconic Readymades, would prove to be the most revolutionary innovation of 20th-century art. Duchamp’s Readymades—realized between 1913 and 1923, the year he claimed to have quit making art—were mass-produced goods plucked from the everyday, either alone or in combination. Duchamp’s very first Readymade was an example of the latter: the front fork of a bicycle bolted upright onto a four-legged stool, allowing the attached wheel to spin freely. That object was joined in 1914 by another when Duchamp went to the Bazar de l’Hôtel de Ville, the legendary Parisian department store, and brought home a towerlike metal bottle-drying rack …

In Revolutionary Statement, Fidel Castro’s Grandson Embraces “Capitalism With Sovereignty”

In Revolutionary Statement, Fidel Castro’s Grandson Embraces “Capitalism With Sovereignty”

Published by Jenni Sidey

What is awkward for Democrats and their left-wing activist network of politicians and dark-money funded nonprofits is that the latest CNN interview with Fidel Castro’s grandson shattered years of left-wing America’s weird obsession with Cuban communism.  Sandro Castro told CNN’s Patrick Oppmann that he would welcome a deal with President Trump and said many on the island want “capitalism with sovereignty,” a remarkable admission from deep inside the Castro family that Cuba’s failed economic model is no longer the pathway for the Carribean island nation suffering from decades of economic collapse, and more recently, a completely collapsed power grid. Oppmann asked Castro: “And what would your grandfather, Fidel Castro, say if he knew that you’re more capitalist than communist?”  Castro responded: “My grandfather was a person who had his principles like everyone else. But as well he respected others’ opinions. That’s my way of thinking.”  Oppmann asked: “But all the capitalists left Cuba.”  Castro responded: “There are many people in Cuba that think in a capitalistic way. There are many people who want to do …