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Culture Archive

Archives for January 2015

Sports
Map: Where NFL fans are on Facebook and TwitterMap: Where NFL fans are on Facebook and Twitter
Sports

All NFL teams are not created equal.

By Joseph Stromberg and Lauren Katz
Culture
Chart: NFL players have become absolutely enormousChart: NFL players have become absolutely enormous
Culture

This is one of the biggest shifts in the evolution of the NFL.

By Joseph Stromberg
Life
Marshawn Lynch’s selective silence is a power move for black athletesMarshawn Lynch’s selective silence is a power move for black athletes
Life

He’s not just trolling the media or the NFL. He’s taking control of his labor and avoiding a racist double bind.

By Jenée Desmond-Harris
Culture
The 11 best songs of JanuaryThe 11 best songs of January
Culture

2015 is going to be a great year for music.

By Kelsey McKinney
Technology
Louis CK’s New Straight-to-Fan Special Has No Buzz -- And It’s Doing Better Than His First OneLouis CK’s New Straight-to-Fan Special Has No Buzz -- And It’s Doing Better Than His First One
Technology

You didn’t hear that Louis CK is selling a new special? Doesn’t matter: His fans did.

By Peter Kafka
Sports
64 years of NFL history, in one GIF64 years of NFL history, in one GIF
Sports

The 32-team, $10 billion beast that is the NFL began in 1920 as a humble collection of 14 midwestern teams.

By Joseph Stromberg
Culture
Captain Marvel and Black Panther, Marvel’s newest movie superheroes, explainedCaptain Marvel and Black Panther, Marvel’s newest movie superheroes, explained
Culture

To people whose only exposure to Marvel’s characters are the movies, many of the upcoming heroes can feel foreign or hard to grasp.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
A hit song is 3 to 5 minutes long. Here’s why.A hit song is 3 to 5 minutes long. Here’s why.
Culture

All pop songs may not sound the same, but they are all close to the same length.

By Kelsey McKinney
Life
This scientist thinks Bill Belichick’s explanation for Deflategate is plausibleThis scientist thinks Bill Belichick’s explanation for Deflategate is plausible
Life

His experiments show how footballs can lose air pressure in cold, wet weather.

By Joseph Stromberg
Almanac
Frank Sinatra was spiritual not religious before it was coolFrank Sinatra was spiritual not religious before it was cool
Almanac

“To me, religion is a deeply personal thing in which man and God go it alone together.”

By Brandon Ambrosino
Culture
The Parenthood finale has intense nostalgia for a world that increasingly doesn’t existThe Parenthood finale has intense nostalgia for a world that increasingly doesn’t exist
Culture

The series doubles as an odd farewell to the American middle class.

By Emily St. James
Sports
Research explains why so many people are obsessed with sportsResearch explains why so many people are obsessed with sports
Sports

The answer: mirror neurons, testosterone, and dopamine.

By Joseph Stromberg
53 years ago, a Rockefeller son was eaten by cannibals
Features

What happens when a Rockefeller disappears in New Guinea? A massive coverup of the truth.

By Carl Hoffman
Culture
And the internet, by VoxAnd the internet, by Vox
Culture

This is what happens when you plug news organizations’ Twitter accounts into a poetry-generator.

By Lauren Katz
Almanac
This hilarious video tries to put all the Super Mario games into one timelineThis hilarious video tries to put all the Super Mario games into one timeline
Almanac

But where is Super Mario Bros. 2?

By Brandon Ambrosino