Culture Archive
Archives for May 2024


Nobody wants to be filmed without their knowledge. Why does it make up so much of the content we watch?


Why juggle 25 people a week when you can make 30-second videos instead?


Albums are too, and it has everything to do with our anxious relationship to technology.


Butker’s address was a textbook case of conservative sexism and homophobia.


With bird flu affecting multiple dairy farms, unpasteurized products are more dangerous than ever — but some people are reluctant to heed government guidance.


Allegations of a “toxic work environment” have once again tarnished the pageant’s reputation.


Thanks to this new movie about Amy Winehouse, the bar for movies about musicians remains in hell.


The fractured friendship between Pen and Eloise centers the Netflix hit.


With pedestrian and traffic fatalities on the rise, how can the US make its roads safer?


“Hind’s Hall” was electrifying because it was so unexpected.


Eurovision doesn’t want to be about Israel-Palestine, but amid protests and boycotts, it might not have a choice.


The rappers accused one another of abusing women, but weaponizing Me Too isn’t the same as standing up for women.


Politics on Eurovision isn’t new. It’s been part of it almost from the start.


Turns out the first Monday in May is the perfect venue for celebrity image-making.

Lighter, less greasy, more effective sunscreen exists. So what’s the hold up stateside?