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Video games’ race problem goes all the way to the top
Sidney Fussell
What we really need to fix is an insular industry, and a gaming culture that punishes people for bringing up race
Why not Miley Cyrus for Person of the Year?
Daniel D'Addario
The twerking pop star's inclusion as a Person of the Year nominee stoked controversy. It was the right choice
Depressed? Climate change could be to blame
Geoff Dembicki
A new study on Canada's Inuit reveals our psyches remain deeply vulnerable to environmental change
Good riddance, Chip Wilson! Lululemon’s tone-deaf chairman steps down
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Amid a flurry of bad publicity, the controversial Lululemon founder takes his leave
Millennials strike back: No, we’re not just whiny babies!
Tim Donovan, William Guida
Stop railing against helicopter parents, or saying 20-somethings can't handle stress. The truth is far more complex
How big banks scam their own employees, too
Josh Eidelson
Workers speak out: "I started to have panic attacks and lost all pride in my work because it was never good enough"
The Mandelas, hip-hop and Cliff Huxtable: How black popular culture can politicize us
Brittney Cooper
It was fitting where I learned of the former president's death -- and reminded me where I first heard his name
Will Ferrell: 2013’s most overexposed star
Daniel D'Addario
"Ron Burgundy's" endless public appearances threaten to make us sick of "Anchorman 2" before it even opens
Whitewashed TV isn’t just racist. It’s boring!
Daniel José Older
Perpetuating stereotypes isn't just immoral -- it's bad TV. That's why shows like "Sleepy Hollow" are so crucial
Daily Caller: Sexually harassing women is a fun activity, just like skiing
Katie McDonough
Sexual harassment is just like recreational winter sports. Also: Progressives have declared war on sex
Chaz Ebert announces women’s week on RogerEbert.com
Prachi Gupta
The late movie critic had wanted to explore how women respond to and think about film
10 worst right-wing statements of the week — smearing Mandela’s memory edition
Janet Allon
Who gets the prize for most deranged statement this week? Limbaugh? Palin? Santorum? Maybe the RNC
The right’s nonsensical fear: A family-friendly workplace
Katie McDonough
If the right is so sure women are hard-wired to want babies over careers, why not support policies to test this?
“Newtown”: The truth about Sandy Hook
Laura Miller
A new book on the school shooting last year offers a clearer picture of one of America's darkest hours
Why award season is bad for movies
Daniel Carlson
Prizes ruin the magic of cinema and make films a means to an end, rather than an end in itself
Michael Pollan: Bad food is costing America its economic health
Jason Mark
"The Omnivore's Dilemma" author on diabetes' strain on Obamacare, and why our eating habits are worse than ever
Study: America’s culture economy is doomed
Tom Jacobs
New NEA report finds that in the wake of the recession, the arts represent a shrinking portion of our GDP
Scientists hunting particle that could explain the universe
Ray Jayawardhana
Neutrinos are the most abundant matter particles. They are just beginning to give up their secrets
Travels with right-wing nuts: My road trip on Route GOP with Paul Ryan and Michele Bachmann
Eric Lutz
One liberal, three GOP strongholds: What a drive through Ryan and Bachmann country says about America right now
A brief history of cocaine
Richard J. Miller
Both the Pope and France's chief rabbi endorsed Vin Mariani, a concoction of Bordeaux and cocaine. It sold well
Rashida Jones has “had enough” with the “pornification of pop stars”
Prachi Gupta
The feminist actress criticizes pop stars for "acting like whores," without realizing how anti-feminist that is
“Superman’s” forgotten Jewish roots
Samuel Sattin
The comic book's first publisher was Romanian-born. Zach Snyder's epic captures none of its hero's complex history
Our outrageous media created the Tea Party
Jeffrey M. Berry, Sarah Sobieraj
How "melodrama, misrepresentative exaggeration and mockery" became the dominant tone on cable and talk radio
Why we crave shows like “Scandal”
Neil Drumming
Full disclosure: I'm not a "Scandal" fan. But I understand why people like their reality with a dose of fantasy
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