Culture Archive
Archives for December 2014


He played the 32nd president not once, not twice, but five times.


From giant blockbusters to tiny documentaries, these were 10 films that we loved in 2014.


Parents can fake the countdown to the New Year the same way they watched a fire crackle on Christmas morning — in the alternate reality of online streaming!


How can anyone still say Adnan’s guilt is beyond a reasonable doubt?


The film was resurrected, in part, because of a petition signed by theater owners.


These aren’t the top selling or chart-performing songs of the year. These are just the 15 best songs of 2014:

Vox editors, writers, and designers on the titles that grabbed their attention this year.


On Monday morning, there was a buzz about a movie we won’t even see until 2018.


The Inglehart-Welzel map offers a global look at our values and beliefs.


David Mitchell’s genre-spanning new novel, The Bone Clocks, is one of the year’s best. Here’s why.


For better or worse, here are some of the words that filled our sentences in 2014.


Seth Rogen and James Franco can prove their critics wrong — and maybe save some lives in the process.

He’s written with Wes Anderson, directed terrific movies, and now gotten involved in Amazon’s latest bid for streaming domination.


Why we might be headed for a Clinton vs. Bush election.

Mass pandemics? Yes. Artificial intelligence? Nope.