"Tropic Thunder" director/actor Ben Stiller in 2008 promoting the problematic movie, in which Robert Downey Jr. wears blackface. (Jacques Brinon / Associated Press) My first unpleasant encounter with ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Honestly, we were all fine with Jennifer Lawrence until she made a rape joke. OK, maybe not all of ...

Academics like me love to describe things as “problematic.” But what do we mean? We’re not saying that the thing in question is unsolvable or even difficult. We’re saying—or implying—that it is ...

Bo Burnham’s newest Netflix special, Inside, teeters on unfunny in its realism and careens towards becoming an exposition on depression during quarantine. The 30-year-old comedian channels the ...

Breaking problematic habits that leave us feeling trapped, isolated, and out of control is possible with awareness, tools, strategies, and supports. With self-awareness, self-compassion, and a ...

Smartphones allow us to have information available at our fingertips, in addition to offering portability, convenience, and a sense of privacy. However, overuse of such devices may create a sense of ...

My first unpleasant encounter with the current meaning of the word “problematic” occurred a couple of years ago. I was mingling with some twenty- and thirtysomethings at an outdoor birthday party in ...