Culture Archive
Archives for January 2015


“Put simply, I feel something divine when I practice.”




A document leaked by the Sony hackers reveals that Hollywood is working on a plan to convince an obscure trade agency to order broadband providers to blacklist pirate sites.


One of the best days of the year is the announcement of the Coachella lineup.


There are several alternatives to standard-issue biopic fare this year, but it seems likely the Oscars will pass them by.


Hollywood and American media have worked hand in hand in producing one of the most annoying and harmful caricatures of Asian men.


The Internet Archive saves the snowy day.


“Books allow you to fully explore a topic and immerse yourself in a deeper way than most media today.”


A new service from Dish will let you watch ESPN, CNN, and other channels over the internet — without a cable subscription.


This is an affront to cookies.


This chart shows just how big the growth of vinyl has been in the last 10 years — and just how huge it was last year:


This was terrible.


Everything from superheroes to dragons to mob bosses figure into this list of runners-up.


Our “best of” lists for 2014’s top movies, tv shows, songs and culture.


Pop Up Video, one could argue, was the original live-tweeting, and maybe even the original explainer journalism.