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Culture Archive

Archives for December 2014

Culture
Was there really $1 billion on Beyonce’s elevator?Was there really $1 billion on Beyonce’s elevator?
Culture

Yup.

By Kelsey McKinney
Climate
The Bulletproof Diet is everything wrong with eating in AmericaThe Bulletproof Diet is everything wrong with eating in America
Climate

But there’s good news: it contains some hidden lessons about food.

By Julia Belluz
Culture
George Clooney unloads on Hollywood and the media over the Sony hacksGeorge Clooney unloads on Hollywood and the media over the Sony hacks
Culture

“We cannot be told we can’t see something by Kim Jong-un, of all f*cking people.”

By Kelsey McKinney
Culture
Everything that happened on the Colbert Report finaleEverything that happened on the Colbert Report finale
Culture

The episode’s climax walked the balance between sarcasm and sentimentality perfectly.

By Emily St. James
Culture
All the cameos in Stephen Colbert’s musical finale — in gif formAll the cameos in Stephen Colbert’s musical finale — in gif form
Culture

Jon Stewart was there! And George Lucas! And ... Smaug?

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
Stephen Colbert sings with every celebrity you can think of on the final Colbert ReportStephen Colbert sings with every celebrity you can think of on the final Colbert Report
Culture

Was there anyone not invited to The Colbert Report on Thursday?

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
Watch Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert’s final handoffWatch Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert’s final handoff
Culture

Cherish it.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
Re-watch the monologue that changed Stephen Colbert’s careerRe-watch the monologue that changed Stephen Colbert’s career
Culture

Back in 2006, Colbert delivered one of the most scathing White House Correspondents Dinner monologues ever.

By Alex Abad-Santos
TV
After Obama’s big Cuba announcement, a White House guest gave him a Cuban cigarAfter Obama’s big Cuba announcement, a White House guest gave him a Cuban cigar
Culture
Stephen Colbert explains his exhausting work scheduleStephen Colbert explains his exhausting work schedule
Culture

What Stephen Colbert does is unique. And there’s a reason why no one else has been able to do what he does.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Life
The biggest surprise in Serial was its perfect endingThe biggest surprise in Serial was its perfect ending
Life

The podcast turned out to be a contemplation on the nature of the truth — but a surprisingly effective and moving one.

By Libby Nelson
Culture
Paramount cancels showings of Team America in the wake of the Sony hackParamount cancels showings of Team America in the wake of the Sony hack
Culture

Several theaters across the country reported on Twitter that they had received top-down orders from Paramount not to show the movie in place of The Interview.

By Kelsey McKinney
Culture
The Kim Jong Un assassination scene from The Interview leaked. And it’s terrible.The Kim Jong Un assassination scene from The Interview leaked. And it’s terrible.
Culture

The assassination scene in the pulled movies just isn’t good satire.

By Zack Beauchamp
Culture
Critics might have liked The Hobbit even less if it were shorterCritics might have liked The Hobbit even less if it were shorter
Culture

“The more time spent per page of book, the better critics rated it.”

By Brandon Ambrosino
Culture
Pulling The Interview will probably lose Sony $20 million in box office revenuePulling The Interview will probably lose Sony $20 million in box office revenue
Culture

It was the only R-rated comedy set to premiere on Christmas.

By Kelsey McKinney