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Culture Archive

Archives for September 2014

Sports
John Oliver: Roger Goodell has “lost the moral high ground to TMZ”John Oliver: Roger Goodell has “lost the moral high ground to TMZ”
Sports

Oliver reviews Roger Goodell’s 45 minute, entirely meaningless press conference

By Joseph Stromberg
Technology
One scholar thinks online harassment of women is a civil rights issueOne scholar thinks online harassment of women is a civil rights issue
Technology

A legal scholar argues that revenge porn, death threats, and other online harassment deprives women of the opportunity to fully participate in online life.

By Timothy B. Lee
Technology
Too Funny for Uzbekistan, How “Lost” Changed TV and More Morning #MustreadsToo Funny for Uzbekistan, How “Lost” Changed TV and More Morning #Mustreads
Technology

How social media changed American TV, the sex jokes that irked the Uzbek government and more.

By Noah Kulwin
Culture
Masters of Sex, episode 11: The season moves toward climaxMasters of Sex, episode 11: The season moves toward climax
Culture

Let’s measure the good and bad in all major storylines, shall we?

By Emily St. James
Technology
Re/code on TV: iPhone 6 Reviews and What’s Next for AlibabaRe/code on TV: iPhone 6 Reviews and What’s Next for Alibaba
Technology

The Re/code staff cleans up nice to step behind the cameras.

By Jason Del Rey
Culture
Why there’s never been a better time to start watching The Good WifeWhy there’s never been a better time to start watching The Good Wife
Culture

It’s the best show on television, and there’s no better time to get into it.

By Emily St. James and Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
This map shows Liam Neeson’s global reign of terrorThis map shows Liam Neeson’s global reign of terror
Culture

A very detailed map of where Liam Neeson has employed his very particular set of skills, on how many people, and with what set of tools.

By Zack Beauchamp
Sports
The NFL isn’t governed by rules. It’s governed by Roger Goodell.The NFL isn’t governed by rules. It’s governed by Roger Goodell.
Sports

A new investigation shows that the commissioner and his friends are more powerful than the NFL’s stated policies. That’s why he has to go

By Dara Lind
Culture
Why every major network wants an Olivia PopeWhy every major network wants an Olivia Pope
Culture

A survey of many of this season’s new television shows and their main protagonists reads as if it were a roster of women tailor-made to go head-to-head with the best fixer in DC.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
The definitive ranking of every Cosby Show credits sequenceThe definitive ranking of every Cosby Show credits sequence
Culture

The opening credits told you everything you needed to know to watch the show and featured some fine mugging from Bill Cosby himself.

By Emily St. James
Music
Mix it up this week with a playlist of great coversMix it up this week with a playlist of great covers
Music
By Kelsey McKinney
Culture
A great cast can’t save Madam SecretaryA great cast can’t save Madam Secretary
Culture

CBS’s new drama debuts Sunday and really wants to be the next Good Wife. It likely won’t get there.

By Emily St. James
Sports
Roger Goodell won’t admit the NFL has a domestic violence problemRoger Goodell won’t admit the NFL has a domestic violence problem
Sports

Ray Rice is not the first NFL player to assault a woman.

By Joseph Stromberg
Culture
Fall TV premiere dates 2014: when your favorite shows are backFall TV premiere dates 2014: when your favorite shows are back
Culture

Fall TV premiere dates 2014: Here’s a list of every show coming out from now until the end of the year, and when they premiere on your television to help you prepare for the months ahead.

By Kelsey McKinney
Culture
Without Clair Huxtable, there would be no Olivia PopeWithout Clair Huxtable, there would be no Olivia Pope
Culture

In a New York Times piece on black women and TV that missed many points, this one might have annoyed me the most.

By Lauren Williams