--- title: "Culture - Mainline" language: "en-US" canonical_url: "/category/culture/page/4/" source_url: "https://www.mainlineatl.com/category/culture/page/4/" content_type: "text/markdown" --- [![](/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/unity.jpg)](/the-myth-of-unity/) [ Jan 14 2020 ](/the-myth-of-unity/) ## [The Myth of Unity](/the-myth-of-unity/) Is a divided nation always a bad thing? In theory, the answer is pretty obvious. “A house divided against itself cannot stand,” as the revered Abraham Lincoln once said. There is a typical American conceit that we have to solve […] [ The Myth of Unity Read More »](/the-myth-of-unity/) [![](/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/BLACK.jpg)](/but-what-do-i-do-with-my-hands/) [ Jan 9 2020 ](/but-what-do-i-do-with-my-hands/) ## [“But What Do I Do With My Hands?”](/but-what-do-i-do-with-my-hands/) Okay, look. There is definitely some seriously destabilizing, nervous energy hovering around right now. And it\’s totally normal to be at a loss in terms of what to do about it—because this is not normal. You, dear reader, probably already [ “But What Do I Do With My Hands?” Read More »](/but-what-do-i-do-with-my-hands/) [![](/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/BLACK.jpg)](/opinion-apocalypse-vibes-in-2020/) [ Jan 9 2020 ](/opinion-apocalypse-vibes-in-2020/) ## [Opinion: Apocalypse Vibes in 2020](/opinion-apocalypse-vibes-in-2020/) Let’s push that existential despair back down into our stomachs and figure out what the hell is going on If you’re anything like me, you spent the first week of 2020 curled up in the fetal position watching Australia burn [ Opinion: Apocalypse Vibes in 2020 Read More »](/opinion-apocalypse-vibes-in-2020/) [![](/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/BLACK.jpg)](/swamp-tour-pts-2-and-3/) [ Jan 7 2020 ](/swamp-tour-pts-2-and-3/) ## [Swamp Tour, Pts. II & III](/swamp-tour-pts-2-and-3/) CONTENT WARNING: This piece is very heavy and includes descriptors of sexual trauma. If you live for heavy, then this piece lives for you. Also, please note that the author of this piece is not an expert on trauma; she [ Swamp Tour, Pts. II & III Read More »](/swamp-tour-pts-2-and-3/) [![](/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Meghan_protest-copy.jpg)](/is-it-my-body-a-case-against-women/) [ Jan 7 2020 ](/is-it-my-body-a-case-against-women/) ## [Is It My Body?: A Case Against Women](/is-it-my-body-a-case-against-women/) Content warning: This article contains content that may be triggering in cases of varying levels of assault, gaslighting, and general trauma. It is written with the intention of empowering others in similar positions with similar experiences.  Editor\’s note: 2019 was [ Is It My Body?: A Case Against Women Read More »](/is-it-my-body-a-case-against-women/) [![](/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/FP_9641.jpg)](/behind-the-black-curtain/) [ Jan 7 2020 ](/behind-the-black-curtain/) ## [Behind the Black Curtain](/behind-the-black-curtain/) CONTENT WARNING: This pieces contains descriptions of sexual abuse and trauma. It is written with the intention to help others who have been through similar experiences. The onset of fall brings forth some of my favorite things in life, most [ Behind the Black Curtain Read More »](/behind-the-black-curtain/) [![](/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/unnamed-3.jpg)](/white-nationalism-is-imperialism-come-home/) [ Jan 3 2020 ](/white-nationalism-is-imperialism-come-home/) ## [White Nationalism is Imperialism Come Home](/white-nationalism-is-imperialism-come-home/) This piece was published in the Mainline’s third print issue released for distribution on Thurs., Dec. 19, 2019. It was sent to print on Thurs., Dec. 5, 2019. I recently made the horrible mistake of exploring the bleak wormhole of [ White Nationalism is Imperialism Come Home Read More »](/white-nationalism-is-imperialism-come-home/) [![](/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Linqua-print-1.jpg)](/on-your-radar-linqua-franqa/) [ Dec 29 2019 ](/on-your-radar-linqua-franqa/) ## [On Your Radar: Linqua Franqa](/on-your-radar-linqua-franqa/) We met Mariah Parker—better known to some as hip-hop linguistics master Linqua Franqa—for a photoshoot at the Athens-Clarke County Courthouse steps on a gray November afternoon. Linqua sings about November in her 2017 single “Eight Weeks,” which stirred the pot [ On Your Radar: Linqua Franqa Read More »](/on-your-radar-linqua-franqa/) [![](/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Little-Ice-1.jpg)](/circle-jerk/) [ Dec 29 2019 ](/circle-jerk/) ## [Circle Jerk: Some Thoughts on I-285](/circle-jerk/) This article is a co-write by Charla Johnson & Jamie Jones. “Loving black culture has never meant loving black people, too. Loving black culture risks loving the life out of it.”  Wesley Morris, The 1619 Project, The New York Times [ Circle Jerk: Some Thoughts on I-285 Read More »](/circle-jerk/) [![](/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/composite_PRINT.jpg)](/a-primal-scream-joseph-guay/) [ Dec 22 2019 ](/a-primal-scream-joseph-guay/) ## [Joseph Guay: A Primal Scream](/a-primal-scream-joseph-guay/) “Half of me like was like, ‘Have I lost my fucking mind?’” The year was 2016 and Atlanta-based political artist Joseph Guay was flushing $25,000 down the toilet. He was in the throes of constructing a life-sized panel of the [ Joseph Guay: A Primal Scream Read More »](/a-primal-scream-joseph-guay/)