Culture Archive
Archives for August 2014


Check out these seven nominees before they were ready for the Emmy spotlight.


Here’s a rundown of what the characters were doing just before the Vanishings.


It’s hard to think of a time when Beyoncé wasn’t dominating pop music. But there was indeed a time. In fact, it was 2003, when The New York Times, in a review of Bey’s Dangerously in Love and Ashanti’s Chapter II, thought Ashanti was the better bet.


Football, basically. (And the Emmys’ ratings aren’t so hot.)


A British man was sentenced to 33 months for uploading a copy of Fast and Furious 6. The judge faulted the man for his arrogant attitude.


True Detective versus Breaking Bad! Orange Is the New Black versus Veep! Bryan Cranston versus Matthew McConaughey!


The show leaps through three years of time. The one constant: Bill’s a big jerkface.


The MTV Video Music Awards turn 30 years old on Sunday.


True Blood thought it was being simple and lazy when, actually, it was being perfect.


Google has collected links to the real-life shooting locations of favorite shows as Facebook and Twitter try to get celebrities to share Emmy moments.


All of these songs are up-beat, rock-and-roll Americana. They all feel warm like the late summer weather.


Comcast and Time Warner don’t compete directly with each other, but the merger could still harm competition in the television and internet industries.


Josh Thomas tells us why his real best friend is also his TV best friend.


The One I Love leads our list of ways to stay in this weekend.

