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Culture Archive

Archives for September 2015

Culture
Limetown, a chilling new podcast, is your paranormal Serial replacementLimetown, a chilling new podcast, is your paranormal Serial replacement
Culture

What if NPR solved sci-fi mysteries?

By Caroline Framke
These 11 actors play more than 100 Simpsons characters
Video

One video that shows why the Simpsons voice actors make $300,000 per episode.

By Joss Fong
Technology
Lena Dunham’s LennyLetter Launches With Hillary Clinton and Amy Schumer Vids (And Get Ready for ‘Re/code Decode’ Podcast, Too)Lena Dunham’s LennyLetter Launches With Hillary Clinton and Amy Schumer Vids (And Get Ready for ‘Re/code Decode’ Podcast, Too)
Technology

Our podcast will be up tonight and their newsletter starts arriving tomorrow.

By Noah Kulwin
Culture
Fear the Walking Dead starts getting politicalFear the Walking Dead starts getting political
Culture

The latest episode takes on everything from torture to the zombie class war.

By Emily St. James
Politics
A theory of how American politics is changingA theory of how American politics is changing
Politics

It’s about who controls the information.

By Ezra Klein
Culture
Why we should mourn CSI, a show I unabashedly lovedWhy we should mourn CSI, a show I unabashedly loved
Culture

This was once one of the coolest shows on TV.

By Emily St. James
Technology
Alexandra Pelosi’s New HBO Documentary Isn’t the Anti-Tech Movie You Think It Is (Q&A)Alexandra Pelosi’s New HBO Documentary Isn’t the Anti-Tech Movie You Think It Is (Q&A)
Technology

“San Francisco has a history of welcoming people, and the irony is now that it’s the tech bros with money, the natives are not so welcoming.”

By Noah Kulwin
Culture
The Black-ish season premiere was the best episode of TV this weekThe Black-ish season premiere was the best episode of TV this week
Culture

It took on a complicated topic with guts and big laughs.

By Emily St. James
Comic Books
Marvel released a new trailer for Jessica Jones. It’s perfect.Marvel released a new trailer for Jessica Jones. It’s perfect.
Comic Books

Jessica Jones debuts on Netflix in November.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Sports
Retired NFL player Adrian Wilson powerfully recounts losing loved ones to gun violenceRetired NFL player Adrian Wilson powerfully recounts losing loved ones to gun violence
Sports

Adrian Wilson’s “Letter to My Younger Self” describes his older brother’s fatal shooting at 16.

By Margarita Noriega
Culture
Sam Smith’s new James Bond theme is a lush, sweeping disappointmentSam Smith’s new James Bond theme is a lush, sweeping disappointment
Culture

His Spectre theme mistakes Bond’s brooding for moping.

By Caroline Framke
Marriage Equality
Shonda Rhimes on how television shames sex and promotes violenceShonda Rhimes on how television shames sex and promotes violence
Marriage Equality

Shonda Rhimes wants her daughters to grow up knowing that there’s nothing wrong with sex.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
Nickelodeon is officially launching the ‘90s programming block it’s teased for yearsNickelodeon is officially launching the ‘90s programming block it’s teased for years
Culture
Black Mirror will return to freak us out 12 more times, courtesy of NetflixBlack Mirror will return to freak us out 12 more times, courtesy of Netflix
Culture

The streaming giant has commissioned 12 new episodes of TV’s freakiest anthology.

By Tanya Pai