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The year in movies: Iron Man, Ted Cruz, race and power
Andrew O'Hehir
The chaos of 2013, from Snowden to the shutdown to complex films about race relations
Beyond “Hair” and “Rent”: Musical theater has its Arcade Fire moment
Emily VanDerWerff
Musicals are suddenly more relevant than ever. Thank a new generation way more Kurt Cobain than Stephen Sondheim
Scott Walker makes it harder to fight racist team names
Mary Elizabeth Williams
The Wisconsin governor creates extra roadblocks to changing offensive names and mascots
The media’s deplorable record on drones
Tom Engelhardt
The NYPost jokes about an airstrike that wiped out a wedding — but the rest of the news media ain't much better
2013: The year we stopped trusting technology
Andrew Leonard
The tech world achieved some remarkable things in 2013 — but miracle gadgets come at a price
The 10 most sexist female TV characters
Jaclyn Munson
From "The Newsroom" to "Modern Family," popular TV shows just can't resist peddling misogynist stereotypes
The Internet is one giant hoax
Daniel Carlson
Shia LaBeouf reminds us that everything online is just a remix of something else. So why are we paying attention?
The 6 creepiest “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” covers
Daniel D'Addario
The predatory connotations of "Baby, It's Cold Outside" don't get any more pleasant when sung by John Travolta
The “real” Santa: Sometimes it’s a woman!
Soraya Chemaly
Megyn Kelly might be surprised -- growing up, the person who did the real work of Santa in our house was my mother
“Duck Dynasty” star’s homophobic comments evoke the worst of the Bush era
Daniel D'Addario
Phil Robertson says gays are sinners and killers lack Jesus. Values voting is going out kicking and screaming!
Gun activists have a new craze — and it’s more dangerous than you think
Matt Valentine
The new front line in the battle over gun rights is "open carry." Here's why it has psychologists deeply concerned
How to fight sexism in the toy aisle
Mary Elizabeth Williams
A major retailer vows to go "gender neutral" in the new year
Saving Mary Poppins
Laura Miller
As if the sugary 1964 film weren't enough, now Disney has put P.L. Travers' dark, magical heroine into therapy
It’s time to take the white savior out of slavery narratives
Daniel José Older
Did Brad Pitt really have to save the day in "12 Years a Slave"? We need a fuller, more complex view of history
Hack List No. 5: Richard Cohen
Alex Pareene
Our annual list is here! This time, we channeled each hack's unique voice -- and let them "write" their own entries
David Brooks’ bizarre, self-mocking column
Daniel D'Addario
The columnist mocks "Thought Leaders" as just trying to preserve their own cushy lives. It's a familiar tale!
School tries to silence fifth-grader’s speech on religion
Mary Elizabeth Williams
A Florida student writes about injustices committed "In the Name of Religion"
5 biggest food trends of 2013
Jill Richardson
Progress: Unlike the Atkins Diets and fat-free crazes of years past, most of these fads are relatively healthy
The Beyoncé wars: Should she get to be a feminist?
Brittney Cooper
We are not always equipped to deal with black women’s burned and bruised places. Bey invites us to show our scars
An Inside Look at the Biggest Brands in America
Sponsored by Bloomberg Businessweek
See how some of the biggest companies survive, and thrive, in the demanding worlds of business and technology
Admit it: Megyn Kelly’s no different from Bill O’Reilly
Daniel D'Addario
She's called the most even-handed Fox News anchor. It's a canny image -- and not true
Loving “Beyoncé” as a black woman: The power of identification in an age of appropriation
Sydette Harry
When pop culture so often degrades black women, recognizing shared experiences in Beyoncé's album is revelatory
Stop saying Santa is white
Mary Elizabeth Williams
A New Mexico teacher questions a black student's costume -- can we stop this nonsense now?
Why it was impossible to spoil the “Homeland” finale
Daniel D'Addario
Something big happened on "Homeland." But even if you know, the show's too complex to be reduced to a single event
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