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Culture Archive

Archives for July 2015

Culture
Muppets fans: You’ll be thrilled (and relieved) by the mini-pilot for their new showMuppets fans: You’ll be thrilled (and relieved) by the mini-pilot for their new show
Culture

Watch this 10-minute video and feel your anxiety replaced by sheer Muppety bounce.

By Dara Lind
Technology
Former ESPN Star Bill Simmons Lands at HBOFormer ESPN Star Bill Simmons Lands at HBO
Technology

A “multi-platform” deal for the sports media star, starting with a new TV show in 2016.

By Peter Kafka
Celebrity Culture
This amazing viral dance video is also super ignorantThis amazing viral dance video is also super ignorant
Celebrity Culture

Asian cultures are constantly being hijacked for entertainment. It’s just the latest example.

By Jenée Desmond-Harris
Life
What the people who do New York, Chicago, and DC’s subway voices look likeWhat the people who do New York, Chicago, and DC’s subway voices look like
Life

Those subway announcements come from somewhere. Meet the people behind the voices.

By Phil Edwards
Politics
That time John Kasich tried to get his local Blockbuster to pull Fargo from its shelvesThat time John Kasich tried to get his local Blockbuster to pull Fargo from its shelves
Politics

“It’s possible to look on my actions as the rantings of a wild man,” the governor later admitted.

By Andrew Prokop
Culture
Alphabear, the amazingly addictive new word game with adorable spelling bearsAlphabear, the amazingly addictive new word game with adorable spelling bears
Culture

Not only do these bears know their dictionary backward and forward, but they also take selfies.

By Emily St. James
Culture
The Gawker meltdown, explainedThe Gawker meltdown, explained
Culture

Gawker has become a story Gawker would cover.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Climate
What’s the difference between eating pork belly and puppy belly? Not much.What’s the difference between eating pork belly and puppy belly? Not much.
Climate

One psychologist discusses the moral complexities of eating meat.

By Katie Herzog
Tesla vs. Edison — and what the never-ending battle says about us
Features

The legendary feud is more about our own values than theirs.

By Phil Edwards
Politics
Des Moines Register to Donald Trump: Drop out!Des Moines Register to Donald Trump: Drop out!
Politics

And 9 other things you should know before you start your day.

By Jonathan Allen
Culture
Dear Marvel, I was wrong. Ant-Man is great.Dear Marvel, I was wrong. Ant-Man is great.
Culture

I really thought I’d be able to plant my flag in what was supposed to be a garbage fire of a film and declare Marvel dead.

By Alex Abad-Santos
From the Devil-Doll to Ant-Man: A visual history of Hollywood’s shrunken people
Culture

How Ant-Man compares with other shrunken people in movies, in one chart.

By Javier Zarracina
Culture
The deeply funny, even more depressing BoJack Horseman is Netflix’s best showThe deeply funny, even more depressing BoJack Horseman is Netflix’s best show
Culture

This animated sitcom about a horse is a fitting Mad Men replacement — and one of the best shows on TV.

By Emily St. James
Books
The many states where transgender people aren’t protected by the lawThe many states where transgender people aren’t protected by the law
Books

Where does your state stand?

By German Lopez
Culture
Amy Schumer’s Trainwreck is a standard rom-com dressed like a dirty jokeAmy Schumer’s Trainwreck is a standard rom-com dressed like a dirty joke
Culture

It’s one hilarious movie, but it’s not really what it promises to be.

By Alex Abad-Santos