Ethics in Culture

Podcasts like Serial have played a major role in criminal investigations. Should such shows be bound to a code of ethics?

The debate over two dueling Wall Street sculptures has seen a new contender - in this case, a peeing pug.

Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel, now a popular show, poses troubling parallels for surrogacy in the United States.

Concern around a dubious internet game, reportedly linked to several teen suicides, resembles a moral panic more than anything else.

Cheerleading may uphold questionable views of women and gender roles. For some, it is also their life's passion.

Indigenous Maori groups object to a Playboy model's choice to take a nude photo atop one of their most important cultural sites.

Wall Street's sculpture showdown provokes questions of artist intent in public art.

Kendall Jenner's Pepsi ad isn't alone in tying economic profit to social justice advocacy

Marvel and DC may have diversified their comic book characters, but that has yet to translate to the film industry.

Total Frat Move's Instagram posts depicting potential animal abuse have prompted criticism.

Rather than obscuring the forces that led to Emmett Till's murder, Dana Schutz's controversial painting of Till's open casket forces the viewer to reflect on racism's dehumanization.

A recent SNL skit portrayed Ivanka Trump as sharing morally responsibility in her father's actions. Should she be blamed?

Richard Mosse's photos of the refugee crisis, taken with equipment originally used for military surveillance, spark questions of depicting the vulnerable.

Kim Stanley Robinson's latest work raises a key question: what do current generations owe to those who are not yet born?

On gender bias and the lack of female conductors in the classic music industry.

Split's depiction of Disassociative Identity Disorder sparks questions of portraying a mental illness about which little is known.

Hollywood needs more diverse directors in order to be a truly inclusive industry.

If you were to see the triumphs and misfortunes of your life unfold ahead of you, would you choose to experience it?

Controversies in professional sports reveal the implicit social contract between athletes and their spectators.

On whether superstition can be considered a harmless cultural practice.