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Dune

The Hijab Obsession in Hollywood and High Fashion

What Not To Dune on a Red Carpet

Anya Taylor-Joy’s fashion choice at the “Dune: Part Two” world premiere shows that the veil is a symbol of glamor and mystique in Hollywood and high fashion, while, worlds away, it evokes poignant images of unimaginable suffering and loss — but also superheroic resilience.

Frank Herbert, the Republican Salafist

Frank Herbert, the Republican Salafist

Taking Frank Herbert’s ideology seriously offers a more precise, if uncomfortable, explanation of how he leaned conservative. It also exposes the American Right’s troublesome alignments with Islamic thought.