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Culture Archive

Archives for July 2015

Culture
Hannibal is one of TV’s most beautiful shows. These 9 moments prove it.Hannibal is one of TV’s most beautiful shows. These 9 moments prove it.
Culture

The series unleashes the Red Dragon and begins a major new story arc.

By Emily St. James
Movies
Pixels, Adam Sandler’s newest movie, is complete and utter garbagePixels, Adam Sandler’s newest movie, is complete and utter garbage
Movies

Pixels is a crime against video games, women, and film.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
Watch: the official Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2 trailerWatch: the official Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2 trailer
Culture

Those deaths — they have to mean something.

By Alex Abad-Santos
White people have a race — but everyone flips out when we talk about it
Movies

How the idea that white is something other than neutral is finally gaining a cultural foothold.

By Jenée Desmond-Harris
Politics
Hillary Clinton found an issue that left-wing economists and CEOs alike can loveHillary Clinton found an issue that left-wing economists and CEOs alike can love
Politics

There’s compelling evidence that short-term thinking on Wall Street hurts business investment.

By Matthew Yglesias
Movies
2 things to know about America’s mass shooting epidemic2 things to know about America’s mass shooting epidemic
Movies

Under one definition, these shootings are getting more common.

By German Lopez
Technology
Guess Who’s Making a Comeback? Record Labels.Guess Who’s Making a Comeback? Record Labels.
Technology

As difficult as it is to find anything uplifting about the recorded music industry these days, I have recently turned bullish.

By Philip Inghelbrecht
Culture
Fox’s miniseries Wayward Pines is everything wrong with TV. And I love it so.Fox’s miniseries Wayward Pines is everything wrong with TV. And I love it so.
Culture

It’s a bad TV comet. Enjoy it while it lasts.

By Emily St. James
Space
Sharknado 3: 7 important lessons from this cultural institutionSharknado 3: 7 important lessons from this cultural institution
Space

When in doubt, grab an American flag.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Technology
Comcast Survives the First Wave of Web TV ServicesComcast Survives the First Wave of Web TV Services
Technology

The biggest cable company in the country doesn’t appear to have lost many subscribers to Web TV services like HBO Now and Sling TV.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman on the biggest lie employers tell employeesLinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman on the biggest lie employers tell employees
Technology

And vice versa.

By Ezra Klein
Movies
Clueless turns 20: 6 way existential lessons it taught usClueless turns 20: 6 way existential lessons it taught us
Movies

Twenty years ago this week, a little film named Clueless hit theaters and changed pop culture forever.

By Tanya Pai
Culture
The Taylor Swift and Nicki Minaj Twitter feud, explainedThe Taylor Swift and Nicki Minaj Twitter feud, explained
Culture

Just why are the two squabbling on Twitter? Blame the VMAs.

By Emily St. James
China
The viral story about Taylor Swift offending China isn’t true, but it is revealingThe viral story about Taylor Swift offending China isn’t true, but it is revealing
China

The brief, odd story says a lot about how we see China, and how we get it wrong.

By Max Fisher
Culture
Bill Simmons is going to HBOBill Simmons is going to HBO
Culture

The 45-year-old podcaster gets a cool job at HBO.

By Alex Abad-Santos