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This article examines the intersection of policing and politics in the United States, with a specific focus on New York City and Chicago. It introduces four books that explore the relationship between policing and politics, emphasizing how police practices are influenced by electoral politics and power dynamics within society. The books also delve into the role of police departments in shaping public perception and popular culture. The article concludes by discussing the activism and movements for police accountability that have emerged in response to these issues, highlighting successful efforts to abolish the death penalty and reach reparations for victims of police torture. It also explores the development of youth policing teams and the influence of policing and crime on contemporary political discourse. [Extracted from the article]

The "Style and Society: Dressing the Georgians" exhibition at Buckingham Palace showcases fashionable dress in Britain from 1714 to 1830. It explores the development and changes in Georgian fashion through portraiture and costume. The exhibition highlights the variety of textiles and styles available to the wealthy during this period, and includes informative diagrams and texts about Georgian fashion. The exhibition also features Georgian court dress, army and navy uniforms, and imported textiles. While the exhibition is praised for its informative interpretation, the texts can be lengthy. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the exhibition "Feared and Revered: Feminine Power through the Ages" at the National Museum of Australia. The exhibition showcases over 160 artifacts from the British Museum, as well as Indigenous artworks and Kylie Minogue's costume. The exhibition explores themes such as creation, passion, magic, justice, and compassion, but some critics argue that it lacks historical context and obscures the colonial past. Despite its flaws, the exhibition is praised for celebrating representations of women and femininity and allowing them to exert power. [Extracted from the article]

The Japan Society's exhibition "Refashioning: CFGNY and Wataru Tominaga" challenged visitors to explore the intersections between fashion, art, and identity. The exhibition featured the work of artist collective Concept Foreign Garments New York (CFGNY) and fashion designer Wataru Tominaga. The exhibition was curated to present the separate but connected exploration of identity through fashion and contemporary art. CFGNY focused on the intersectionality between race, sexuality, identity, and fashion, while Tominaga's designs highlighted gender fluidity and experimental prints. The exhibition successfully promoted inclusivity and encouraged audiences to think critically about clothing and its presentation. [Extracted from the article]

The article reviews the performance of "Some Like It Hot" directed by Casey Nicholaw at the Shubert Theatre in New York on January 19, 2023, examining its gender exploration and portrayal of transgender themes.

Love on the Spectrum (2019–) premiered on Netflix in July 2020. The reality television show follows young autistic adults in Australia as they date, fall in love, and get married. I argue Love on the Spectrum (LOTS) ignores the marginalizing forces of ableist structures in favor of telling individual "supercrip" stories of autistic success that are grounded in heteronormative conventions of the romantic comedy genre. Specifically, I suggest LOTS sends a message to the loved ones of autistic people that "It Gets Better" through a classist and heteronormative narrative that suggests the problems of autism—familial dependence and being nonverbal—can be solved through heterosexual love and societal tolerance. LOTS erases queer identities (i.e. asexuality and bisexuality) to normalize neurodiversity and reinforce heteronormativity. The show calls on its presumed neurotypical audience to root for the "right" kind of autists — those who are palatable and place romance before personal interests—while problematically marking as strange and laughable autists who are too far removed from neurotypicality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]