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Culture Archive

Archives for September 2014

Sports
Is “all sex all the time” the real liberal agenda?Is “all sex all the time” the real liberal agenda?
Sports

Heritage Foundation’s Canadian-born expert on America’s founding principles warns that “year-round sports” is leading us toward a dystopia of sexy authoritarianism.

By Matthew Yglesias
Technology
Comcast Accuses Time Warner Cable Deal Opponents of “Extortion”Comcast Accuses Time Warner Cable Deal Opponents of “Extortion”
Technology

Netflix and other opponents sought special favors to support the deal, the cable giant says.

By Amy Schatz
Comic Books
Marvel has canceled two covers drawn by the man who gave us the sexualized Spider-WomanMarvel has canceled two covers drawn by the man who gave us the sexualized Spider-Woman
Comic Books

On Tuesday, the company announced that it had canceled two covers that Milo Manara, the artist responsible for the sexualized Spider-Woman, was slated to draw.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
Newspaper owners celebrate newspapers’ “vibrant” future by shutting down a newspaperNewspaper owners celebrate newspapers’ “vibrant” future by shutting down a newspaper
Culture

Read the incredibly stupid last line of the Los Angeles Register’s owners’ memo about its shutdown.

By Emily St. James
The Swedes rule pop music, and Mapei is their next queen
Celebrity Culture

As an artist and a musician, Mapei has a sound as global as her heritage.

By Kelsey McKinney
Movies
Strip away the color and music from Raiders of the Lost Ark, and it’s still greatStrip away the color and music from Raiders of the Lost Ark, and it’s still great
Movies

Strip away all the color and all the dialogue and you have a master class in staging.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
Last night’s Sleepy Hollow premiere was dastardly ingenious televisionLast night’s Sleepy Hollow premiere was dastardly ingenious television
Culture

The show uses your own knowledge of how modern serialized television works against you.

By Emily St. James
Culture
Now we know the name of Hannibal’s third season premiereNow we know the name of Hannibal’s third season premiere
Culture

It is in Italian. OOOOOOH.

By Emily St. James
Technology
Apple’s Beats Music Brand May Go Away. Apple’s Beats Music Service Is Sticking Around.Apple’s Beats Music Brand May Go Away. Apple’s Beats Music Service Is Sticking Around.
TV
Ruin the end of every TV show and movie with Netflix’s new spoiler siteRuin the end of every TV show and movie with Netflix’s new spoiler site
TV

There are people who like it when these people ruin things for them

By Kelsey McKinney
Culture
New Batman show Gotham has a great look, a great cast — and awful dialogueNew Batman show Gotham has a great look, a great cast — and awful dialogue
Culture

There’s so much that’s promising about this new drama — but there are some really clumsy things as well.

By Emily St. James
Technology
AT&T’s Cord-Cutter Pitch: Broadband, HBO + Amazon, for $40 a MonthAT&T’s Cord-Cutter Pitch: Broadband, HBO + Amazon, for $40 a Month
Technology

Of course there is a lot of fine print. Still, interesting.

By Peter Kafka
TV
The Good Wife Season 6 premiere: Can Cary Agos really replace Will Gardner?The Good Wife Season 6 premiere: Can Cary Agos really replace Will Gardner?
TV

As the show settles back into its groove for its sixth season, the unavoidable question is: who is going to step up and take Will’s place?

By Alex Abad-Santos
Technology
After the Alibaba IPO, Is Cash-Gorged Yahoo a Buyer -- Or a Seller?After the Alibaba IPO, Is Cash-Gorged Yahoo a Buyer -- Or a Seller?
Technology

Can Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer make it rain? Or will she get soaked?

By Kara Swisher
Culture
The Strain, episode 11: The show finally learns how to be scaryThe Strain, episode 11: The show finally learns how to be scary
Culture

Here are five scenes that prove this series is starting to work as horror (even if most of them were copied from movies).

By Kelsey McKinney and Emily St. James