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Culture Archive

Archives for August 2015

Culture
Tig Notaro’s new comedy special is super uncomfortable. That’s why it’s so brilliant.Tig Notaro’s new comedy special is super uncomfortable. That’s why it’s so brilliant.
Culture

Boyish Girl Interrupted is hilarious, startling, completely riveting comedy.

By Caroline Framke
Culture
Let’s all watch Jon Stewart hit pro wrestler John Cena with a chairLet’s all watch Jon Stewart hit pro wrestler John Cena with a chair
Culture

And now, your moment of Zen.

By Emily St. James
Movies
Next time someone tells you Fox News’s sexism is just a joke, show them thisNext time someone tells you Fox News’s sexism is just a joke, show them this
Movies

Want to seem impressive and powerful? Demean your female colleagues in public.

By Amanda Taub
Sports
Fantasy football, explained for non-football fansFantasy football, explained for non-football fans
Sports

7 things you need to know to play for the first time.

By Joseph Stromberg
Technology
Former ESPN Star Bill Simmons Says New Podcast to Launch October 1Former ESPN Star Bill Simmons Says New Podcast to Launch October 1
Technology

“New name, new sponsors,” he tweeted.

By Jason Del Rey
Culture
Fear the Walking Dead’s premiere is a filthy rotten liar. But it works.Fear the Walking Dead’s premiere is a filthy rotten liar. But it works.
Culture

Everything in this pilot is a reversal of expectations, either from the parent show or the zombie genre in general.

By Emily St. James
Books
How Google convinced China’s Communist Party to love science fictionHow Google convinced China’s Communist Party to love science fiction
Books

China’s leaders used to fear science fiction. Then they went to Google.

By Ezra Klein
Culture
AMC’s Fear the Walking Dead is Parenthood with zombiesAMC’s Fear the Walking Dead is Parenthood with zombies
Culture

Plus 4 other things to expect from AMC’s new slow-burn of a Walking Dead spinoff.

By Emily St. James
Almanac
Where the 7 weirdest keyboard symbols come fromWhere the 7 weirdest keyboard symbols come from
Almanac

The Mac Command symbol is a Swedish campground sign, and 6 other symbol stories.

By Phil Edwards
Culture
Lifetime’s new Full House movie is as terrible as you thinkLifetime’s new Full House movie is as terrible as you think
Culture

Here are 14 “facts” it taught us about the show.

By Tanya Pai
Why is BoJack Horseman, Netflix’s best show, so very good? Let’s ask its creator!
Culture

The animated comedy’s second season dug deep to find both laughs and despair.

By Emily St. James
Culture
How Hannibal uses fairy tales to make its story even scarierHow Hannibal uses fairy tales to make its story even scarier
Culture

Everything from Bluebeard’s wife to the character who can take almost supernatural amounts of pain.

By Emily St. James
Culture
How conservatives took over sci-fi’s most prestigious awardHow conservatives took over sci-fi’s most prestigious award
Culture

It’s the latest skirmish in a larger war for nerd culture’s soul.

By Emily St. James
Comic Books
Vox’s comic book of the week: the smart, gruesome I Hate FairylandVox’s comic book of the week: the smart, gruesome I Hate Fairyland
Comic Books

I was offended, grossed out, and shocked — but all I wanted in life was the next issue in my hands.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
The quietly radical Diary of a Teenage Girl turns the page on coming-of-age filmsThe quietly radical Diary of a Teenage Girl turns the page on coming-of-age films
Culture

This is a story you’ve heard before, but told in a way you haven’t seen.

By Emily St. James