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Culture Archive

Archives for January 2015

Almanac
Chart: The 12 actors that voice over 100 Simpsons charactersChart: The 12 actors that voice over 100 Simpsons characters
Almanac

Almost 60 percent of the voices on the series are performed by three men.

By Brandon Ambrosino
Movies
Every movie rewrites history. What American Sniper did is much, much worse.Every movie rewrites history. What American Sniper did is much, much worse.
Movies

The dangerous dishonesty of American Sniper’s parallel reality

By Amanda Taub
Technology
Songwriter Aloe Blacc has a plan to save the music industrySongwriter Aloe Blacc has a plan to save the music industry
Technology

He wants a fairer world for artists and songwriters

By Kelsey McKinney
Technology
Will HBO on the Web Pull the Plug on Pay TV? Survey Says: Yep!Will HBO on the Web Pull the Plug on Pay TV? Survey Says: Yep!
Technology

A new survey says 7 million people will stop subscribing to pay TV once HBO goes on the Web.

By Peter Kafka
Culture
One paragraph that perfectly explains sexism in the music industryOne paragraph that perfectly explains sexism in the music industry
Culture

Bjork speaks about her experience

By Kelsey McKinney
Culture
Image’s comic books are insane. That’s why people can’t stop reading them.Image’s comic books are insane. That’s why people can’t stop reading them.
Culture

The best comic books aren’t coming from Marvel or DC. They’re coming from a company called Image.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
Entertainment Weekly talked to some Oscar voters about Selma. What they said was … weird.Entertainment Weekly talked to some Oscar voters about Selma. What they said was … weird.
Culture

Was a film set in the 1960s too political for the Academy?

By Emily St. James
Technology
Netflix’s Accelerated Global Rollout Catches Wall Street Off GuardNetflix’s Accelerated Global Rollout Catches Wall Street Off Guard
Technology

Shares of the video streaming service rose as much as 19 percent in early trading on Wednesday.

By Reuters
How American Sniper is like Rambo
Culture

The film wants to assure Americans we are fundamentally good people — and that the Iraq war was fundamentally good, too.

By Emily St. James
Culture
The 5 best moments from when Broad City’s Abbi and Ilana interviewed Sleater-KinneyThe 5 best moments from when Broad City’s Abbi and Ilana interviewed Sleater-Kinney
Culture

Five feminist voices sat down for a chat about their art, their gender, and how much they admire each other.

By Kelsey McKinney
Culture
American Sniper is a dishonest whitewash of the Iraq warAmerican Sniper is a dishonest whitewash of the Iraq war
Culture

American Sniper purports to be a movie about one man. But it’s also a story about the Iraq war — one that profoundly distorts what the war was about and how it was fought.

By Zack Beauchamp
Culture
Haruki Murakami thinks the Red Hot Chili Peppers can teach us about agingHaruki Murakami thinks the Red Hot Chili Peppers can teach us about aging
Culture

It’s not super surprising that a man who sets many of his novels inside a Denny’s also likes The Red Hot Chili Peppers

By Kelsey McKinney
Culture
Larry Wilmore destroyed Bill Cosby. His real point is that we don’t trust rape victims.Larry Wilmore destroyed Bill Cosby. His real point is that we don’t trust rape victims.
Culture

“The proof is common sense for Christ’s sake. We don’t have to turn off our brains because ‘the law’ says we’re not supposed to make assumptions,” Wilmore said on Tuesday night’s show.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
Michelle Obama dressed like The Good Wife’s Alicia Florrick at the State of the UnionMichelle Obama dressed like The Good Wife’s Alicia Florrick at the State of the Union
Culture

Florrick may have worn it first, but FLOTUS wore it better.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
The final season of Justified starts tonight. Here’s how (and why) to get caught up.The final season of Justified starts tonight. Here’s how (and why) to get caught up.
Culture

The rural noir has had its struggles along the way, but it’s also gleefully funny and like little else on TV.

By Emily St. James