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The 5 most fevered overreactions to “50 Shades of Grey”
Amanda Marcotte
Chris Hedges is using the film to rail against porn, while Breitbart's John Nolte argues it proves feminists wrong
“Birdman” vs. “Boyhood”: The Oscars race to save Hollywood’s soul
Andrew O'Hehir
The Oscars are a trade show for a struggling industry, and these two indie films are its shot at redemption
“Total bro colony collapse”: Organic company trolls bros in new PSA
Joanna Rothkopf
"It's not meant to be mean spirited"
The right’s latest rape lunacy: Guns on campus won’t prevent rape — but they will put women in jail for self-defense
Katie McDonough
A Republican assemblywoman wants to arm women to stop rape. Here's why it's a recipe for more violence
What we’re not being told about suicide and depression
Bruce E. Levine
For decades doctors -- and Big Pharma -- have pointed to neuroscience. Cultural variables are often more telling
Tackling TV’s rape problem: Why “Broad City” and “Shameless” could change how we talk about sexual consent
Sonia Saraiya
Several shows this season are mining the national debate about consent for drama and even (uncomfortable) laughs
“Lean the f*** away from me”: Jessica Williams, “impostor syndrome” and the many ways we serially doubt women
Katie McDonough
Williams had to defend herself against an offensive accusation that she was holding herself back. She's not alone
“I don’t think a guy would have made ‘Tampon Run'”: Salon talks with gaming girl wonders Andy Gonzalez & Sophie Houser
Jenny Kutner
The teen creators of smash hit game "Tampon Run" on feminist coding, Gamergate and how to get girls into tech
Rick Scott’s corruption spiral?: Scandal swirls around another GOP governor
David Dayen
Storm clouds circle the Florida governor, who seems insulated only by the state GOP's staggeringly low standards
GOP still party of stupid: Scott Walker, Fox News and why 2016 hopefuls must appease wingnut base on evolution
Heather Digby Parton
Scott Walker got mocked for "punting" on evolution. It was the only smart political answer for any Republican
Jam bands are smarter than indie rockers: They made the pointless concert album all but obsolete
Eric R. Danton
If you're not Cheap Trick, and it's not 1978, and you're not at Budokan, give it a rest
Doomed by the South: Why the emerging Democratic majority may never happen
Michael Lind
For years we've heard that Democrats will rise on a coalition of white liberals and non-whites. Here's the reality
Ben Carson’s bizarre obsession with “political correctness”: What his crusade is really about
Luke Brinker
The neurosurgeon-turned-presidential hopeful seems to be running against an idea as anything else
Michelle Obama’s spectacularly odd “Funny or Die” interview. In a supermarket. With Big Bird.
Colin Gorenstein
Whatever it takes to get the kids to #eatbrighter.
Kanye West vs. white mediocrity: The real story behind Beck, Beyonce and “SNL” 40
Arthur Chu
Kanye takes more heat than anyone. Post-Grammys and "SNL" 40, we're finally seeing his critics for what they are
5 worst right-wing moments of the week: Fox News goes ballistic after Obama says “YOLO”
Kali Holloway
The network has reached a new level of self-parody, while Rush Limbaugh has some thoughts about rape culture
The myth of pure science: It’s all about political, economic, religious interests
Yuval Noah Harari
Scientific research can flourish only in alliance with some ideology. Even Darwin couldn't have done it alone
“They have killed our good president”: Remembering the horror of the Lincoln assassination
Martha Hodes
In an age of telegraphs and daily papers, the shock and disbelief of Lincoln's death spread slowly across America
America’s founding obsession: What we really talk about when we talk about the founding fathers
Andrew M. Schocket
Even centuries later, the memory of the American Revolution is abused in the service of political gain. Here's why
Lincoln’s assassination: Terrorist plot or crackpot conspiracy?
Philip Eil
Historian Harold Holzer examines the evidence in his upcoming true-crime book on America’s most infamous murder
“It was crazy sh*t”: Ayahuasca, vomiting and my search for a spiritual experience
Britany Robinson
I traveled into the jungle to try the fabled hallucinogen. I found something -- but not what I expected
Something is working: The comic geniuses of “SNL” owe a huge debt to Second City
Kelly Leonard, Tom Yorton
Second City knew the all-white-dude approach wasn't working -- it left out too many stories. Here's what they did
America’s hair-removal insanity
Rebecca M. Herzig
The United States' obsession with hair-free bodies is nearly unprecedented in history. So what gives?
“Saturday Night Live” at 40: A stubborn habit we can’t bring ourselves to kick
Sonia Saraiya
"SNL" isn't about being good. Maybe it never was. It's about being live, together
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