Culture Archive
Archives for November 2014
Bad girl pop star Rihanna performed on the National Mall last night, during a star-studded concert in honor of Veteran’s Day.
Comments like these are the reminder society creates unrealistic expectations for women. Acting like a mother, these comments seem to say, means hiding sexuality at all costs.
The financial cops are getting tougher.
Desk jobs don’t have to make us fatter, sicker, and duller. It’s possible to transform nearly any office into a place that leaves us fit and energized.
The Good Gray Poet wasn’t always the beloved writer he is today.
Flowing Data has made an impressive series of maps documenting Americans’ taste in burgers.
In the debate over an ISIS AUMF, Congress has a golden opportunity to rethink the entire war on terrorism. Will it take the chance?
Moby-Dick is a long and strenuous book to read, but what if you could read the canonical work of literature as a cat might — in only meows.
It’s great. It’s also very strange and disturbing.
It’s all about making sure late ‘80s kids were properly educated.
Prepare to get jealous.
It may seem like a big victory for net neutrality activists and Web content companies like Netflix, but the President’s statement is just a statement, not law.
Monday morning, Yahoo posted Taylor Swift’s second music video off of 1989. The video for “Blank Space” features Swift and male model Sean O’Pry in a lavish mansion where Swift is casually going crazy.
A friend might utter this combination of syllables to you to explain why they can’t go out. “Oh, I’ve gotta work on my NaNoWriMo submission,” they might say, leaving you puzzled.