For the most part, Americans speak of culture and politics as if they were two separate realms. Ellen Willis americanculturepart Change image and share on social
But what I'm very interested in, whether it's writing, whether it's hosting a show, whether it's cooking food, I'm just into the discussions of identity, culture and the politics of culture. Eddie Huang cookculturediscussion Change image and share on social
If one of my boys was asking me if they should go into politics, I'd say there's only one reason to go into public life and that's to help people. Evan Bayh boylifepeople Change image and share on social
I did really well at school, and I would have loved to have gone to Oxford or Cambridge. I would have read English, and I'm really interested in politics. Emma Rigby cambridgeenglishinterest Change image and share on social
I think politics is a higher build in life. You know? If you diffuse under normal, common sense of a story, you make it political. If you choose a conventional way for a story, or refuse to use the conventional way, you make it political. Bernardo Bertolucci buildchoosecommon share on social
Politics itself is so unsexy, isn't it? But when the politics in creative works are really explored - not used as a vehicle - the results can be really interesting. Marisa Tomei creativeexploreinterest Change image and share on social
What's gratifying about West Wing is that everybody told us that it couldn't be done - that the man or woman on the street didn't care about politics. But if you set things up correctly, people don't have a problem with it. Rob Lowe carecorrectlygratify share on social
Politics and sports are the same thing in some ways. I like sports; I don't like the sports aspect of politics. The conventions are basically the playoffs, and the election's the Super Bowl. To me, it doesn't feel important. Hari Kondabolu aspectbasicallybowl share on social
The diminishment of southern contests is the kind of veiled racist rhetoric that Bill Clinton deployed memorably in South Carolina in 2008, and which does not look any more attractive on Bernie - the guy whose campaign is centered on the premise that he plays cleaner and more progressive politics than his opponents. Rebecca Traister attractiveberniebill share on social
I suppose it is the lot of soldiers and Marines to be objectified according to the politics of the day and the mood of the American people about their war. Phil Klay americandaylot Change image and share on social