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September 16th, 2017 [Jennifer Lawrence in "Mother!"] [The mythic maximalism of Darren Aronofsky’s “Mother!”]( John Semley There is a noble (possibly divine), if baroque, purpose behind the kinesthetic density of Araonfsky's lofty work [Elisabeth Moss as Offred in "The Handmaid's Tale"] [Mixed blessings: Why a diverse slate of Emmy nominees means a lot, and little]( Melanie McFarland Emmy races in major categories are exciting and diverse, but still not entirely inclusive VIDEO [Kenneka Jenkins] [I won’t stop mourning Kenneka Jenkins]( D. Watkins We can't let the 24-hour news cycle drain us of our empathy [school-COVER_PHOTO] [Eva Moskowitz, public education and the crisis of neoliberalism]( Andrew O'Hehir New York's passionate charter school reformer has gotten results. Did she open the door for Trump and Betsy DeVos? 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