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Culture Archive

Archives for December 2014

Technology
Reddit’s reaction to the Sony hack: the company values corporations more than womenReddit’s reaction to the Sony hack: the company values corporations more than women
Technology

Reddit pulled down Sony hack data in hours. That’s a week faster than Celebgate

By Kelsey McKinney
Culture
The bleak, existential horror of The Wicked + The Divine: Kieron Gillen speaksThe bleak, existential horror of The Wicked + The Divine: Kieron Gillen speaks
Culture

“We’ve got agents and we’ve got quite a lot of Hollywood interest,” Kieron Gillen, co-creator of The Wicked + The Divine comic book, told me

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
Scientists tallied up all the advice on Dr. Oz’s show. Half of it was baseless or wrong.Scientists tallied up all the advice on Dr. Oz’s show. Half of it was baseless or wrong.
Play
Culture

We now have science to quantify the quackery on TV.

By Julia Belluz
Culture
Pope Francis’ 10 tips for a happy lifePope Francis’ 10 tips for a happy life
Culture

If you want to be happy, says Pope Francis, stop proselytizing and start creating jobs.

By Brandon Ambrosino
Culture
9 charts to rule them all9 charts to rule them all
Culture

LOTR Project visualizes Middle-earth like you’ve never seen it before.

By Brandon Ambrosino
Technology
Smiletime Tries Reinventing Web Video, Using Some Familiar IdeasSmiletime Tries Reinventing Web Video, Using Some Familiar Ideas
Technology

The Web lets you do a lot more than just watch video.

By Peter Kafka
Culture
Sony says theaters no longer have to show The Interview, in wake of terrorist threatsSony says theaters no longer have to show The Interview, in wake of terrorist threats
Culture

Carmike Cinemas has already taken then up on the offer.

By Emily St. James
Culture
JK Rowling held an impromptu Twitter AMAJK Rowling held an impromptu Twitter AMA
Culture

Here are her best answers.

By Kelsey McKinney
Culture
What we searched for in 2014 says a lot about usWhat we searched for in 2014 says a lot about us
Culture

Video: our year in Google searches.

By Brandon Ambrosino
Confessions of a former internet troll
Features

Trolling was always juvenile. It wasn’t always this cruel.

By Emmett Rensin
Culture
Aaron Sorkin is right. Women don’t get as many opportunities in Hollywood.Aaron Sorkin is right. Women don’t get as many opportunities in Hollywood.
Culture

But here are some great performances the writer maybe hasn’t seen, ones that may convince him otherwise.

By Emily St. James
Culture
Little House on the Prairie turned 40 this year. Celebrate its decline into weirdness.Little House on the Prairie turned 40 this year. Celebrate its decline into weirdness.
Culture

Decades ago, TV shows ran out of plots three seasons in but just kept running. Little House on the Prairie was one of those shows.

By Emily St. James
Culture
Sony hackers imply threats of physical terrorismSony hackers imply threats of physical terrorism
Culture

Those behind the Sony hack have graduated from threatening to release more information to threats of terrorism.

By Kelsey McKinney
Culture
The Giver, Obvious Child, and abortion in AmericaThe Giver, Obvious Child, and abortion in America
Culture

Two summer movies explored abortion — and moviegoers were quick to stake political flags on them.

By Brandon Ambrosino
Culture
5 old posters warn about the dangers of letting women vote5 old posters warn about the dangers of letting women vote
Culture

There have always been those who have been against progress and equality for women.

By Kelsey McKinney