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Culture Archive

Archives for October 2024

Culture
Who came out looking the worst on Love Is Blind season 7Who came out looking the worst on Love Is Blind season 7
Culture

The latest attempt to find love in the pods was good for Netflix, but bad for everyone else involved.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
Gen Z is shocked by Trump’s Access Hollywood video. We should be, too.Gen Z is shocked by Trump’s Access Hollywood video. We should be, too.
Culture

Let’s not forget Trump’s decades of documented sexual misconduct.

By Constance Grady
Video
Why Red 3 is still in your candyWhy Red 3 is still in your candy
Play
Video

Red 3 has been banned for use in cosmetics and topical drugs since 1990. Why is it still in our food?

By Kim Mas
2024 Elections
The cruel truth behind Trump’s new attacks on trans peopleThe cruel truth behind Trump’s new attacks on trans people
2024 Elections

The Trump campaign’s anti-trans advertising is pure scapegoating — with a bigger, sinister purpose.

By Aja Romano
Culture
How feminism fell from favorHow feminism fell from favor
Culture

Policies boosting gender equality are popular. The word “feminist” is not.

By Constance Grady
Culture
What Beyoncé’s “Freedom” can tell you about Kamala HarrisWhat Beyoncé’s “Freedom” can tell you about Kamala Harris
Culture

Why do we care so much about campaign songs?

By Kyndall Cunningham
Culture
Reality dating shows need to reckon with their toxic men problemReality dating shows need to reckon with their toxic men problem
Culture

Lying, cheating, and dark pasts are a feature — not a bug — on TV’s biggest shows.

By Li Zhou
Culture
How dudes with podcasts became the kings of the electionHow dudes with podcasts became the kings of the election
Culture

A field guide to the podcasts that dominated the 2024 campaign trail, from Theo Von to Call Her Daddy’s Alex Cooper.

By Aja Romano
Culture
Why weeping online is internet goldWhy weeping online is internet gold
Culture

The new incentives of turning your pain into content.

By Rebecca Jennings
Culture
Clowns are back for Halloween, but this time, they’re … cute?Clowns are back for Halloween, but this time, they’re … cute?
Culture

Something’s funny about Halloween costumes this year.

By Rebecca Jennings and Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
Is this really Venom’s last dance?Is this really Venom’s last dance?
Culture

Is the alien symbiote — and his best buddy Tom Hardy — really saying goodbye?

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
From the ex-Abercrombie CEO to Diddy, what’s behind the rise in sex trafficking cases?From the ex-Abercrombie CEO to Diddy, what’s behind the rise in sex trafficking cases?
Culture

More high-profile figures are being accused of sex trafficking. It’s not a coincidence.

By Kyndall Cunningham
Even Better
There’s no such thing as healthy lunchmeatThere’s no such thing as healthy lunchmeat
Even Better

But you don’t have to go cold turkey on your cold turkey. We can help.

By Keren Landman, MD
Food
Why food recalls are everywhere right nowWhy food recalls are everywhere right now
Food

Contaminated food from McDonald’s, Boar’s Head, and more is making Americans sick.

By Ellen Ioanes and Li Zhou
Explain It to Me
Why do the ugly fashion trends from our youth keep coming back?Why do the ugly fashion trends from our youth keep coming back?
Explain It to Me

A reader is horrified by the return of mom jeans. What’s happening?

By Rebecca Jennings