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The blockbuster era must die: How the Internet can save us from the cultural crisis it caused
Andrew Leonard
In the age of the Internet, only cultural juggernauts are guaranteed survival. But does it have to be that way?
The left’s best 2016 move: Why Democrats need a primary, too
Heather Digby Parton
Amid GOP's circus, it's important for Hillary Clinton -- and progressives -- if she gets an opponent. Here's why
What Hannah Arendt understood about irony that David Foster Wallace didn’t
Laura Miller
Why a great 20th-century thinker found laughter essential when confronting the ultimate evil
Have we hit peak food truck?
Daniel D'Addario
Jon Favreau's "Chef" signals the final step in food trucks' evolution from trendy to twee
Bye-bye, whiny white dudes: Tucker Carlson, Tal Fortgang and the weakening grip of entitlement
Katie McDonough
The relevance of jerks like Fortgang and Carlson has never been more tenuous -- which is why they're whining harder
Kim Kardashian “discovers” racism — what’s wrong with that?
Daniel D'Addario
Sorry, Jezebel -- even stars you hate are in the right when they decry hate
My teenage nuclear fantasies: Imagining apocalypse in America’s atomic age
Tom Engelhardt
As a 15-year-old kid, I imagined a world torn apart. What it said about that era, and what it says about our future
Confessions of a serial reality TV star
Susie Meister
Reality show sets are abusive to women and emotionally exploitative. So why can’t I stay away?
2016 campaign checklist: Hillary Clinton
Ken Thomas
What you need to know about Alibaba, the Chinese company shaking up Wall Street and Silicon Valley
Sarah Gray
Watch out Amazon! China's e-commerce giant just filed a prospectus for a billion dollar IPO
Sober at the gay bar
Tyler Gillespie
At 24, I gave up drinking. But I didn't want to give up my lifestyle, or my nights on the town
Katie Couric vs. Big Food: She’s a “strong feminist,” but not an “activist”
Andrew O'Hehir
America's most beloved TV mom talks about the "inconvenient truth" of obesity -- corporate food has made us fat
Tucker Carlson: Being sexually assaulted by female teachers is “the greatest thing that ever happened” to teenage boys
Katie McDonough
Carlson's ignorance about male victims of sexual assault isn't just offensive -- it's dangerous
Stephen Colbert: “Donald Sterling is both a racist and looks like Slimer”
Prachi Gupta
The comedian riffs on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's comment that more whites believe in ghosts than believe in racism
Rise of the “Glocker Moms”: The NRA’s aggressive new push for women
Alexander Zaitchik
In the face of controversy and demographic challenges, the gun lobby is making a dramatic pivot
“SNL’s” cringe-worthy truth: Leslie Jones’ slavery sketch was shoddy — but important
Brittney Cooper
The joke could have been much, much better. But a conversation about the desirability of black women is imperative
Adam Begley on John Updike: “He believed he was doing something more important than the feelings of the people around him”
David Daley
Updike's biographer tells Salon where he stands in the pantheon, and details of that David Foster Wallace review
Lorde’s paparazzi battle is about more than celebrity
Mary Elizabeth Williams
The singer speaks out -- and reminds us that paparazzi harassment of female celebrities is worse than ever
Presidential checklist: preparations in motion
Calvin Woodward
“True Tori” should end the era of celebrity mom-ism
Daniel D'Addario
From Gwyneth to Jenny to Tori: It's time for stars to stop building their brand on motherhood
“Mad Men” recap: Anything left behind
Heather Havrilesky
As Don assumes the role of obedient underling, everything he does feels like an omen of our national demise
Stephen Colbert won’t save us, “Game of Thrones” is not that good: This “golden age” of TV is a big sham
Alexander Zaitchik
Stop calling this TV's golden age. It's still the Idiot Box, even if you like "Girls," Jon Stewart and "The Wire"
The slow, tragic death of the LGBT publishing industry
Steve Berman
The closure of the oldest LGBT bookstore in the country is a grim sign for the future of an invaluable industry
“The True American”: The hate-crime victim who pleaded for his attacker’s life
Laura Miller
The true story of a Muslim immigrant who tried to save the white supremacist who shot him in the face
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