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MPAA ready to talk about gun violence
Prachi Gupta
"The motion picture and television industry want to do our part to help America heal," said CEO Chris Dodd
Reality TV gives gun-themed shows a rest
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Discovery cancels two gun-themed reality series. They swear it has nothing to do with Sandy Hook
How feminism caused Sandy Hook, according to the right
Irin Carmon
Those on the right who would blame the tragedy on anything but guns see women as the problem -- not the heroes
Five crazy right-wing theories about why the Newtown shootings happened
Prachi Gupta
Among the so-called causes: Jon Stewart and godlessness, weak women and gun control supporters
Politicians question link between entertainment and violence
Prachi Gupta
President Obama has put together a task force to examine "a culture that too often glorifies guns and violence"
Adam Lanza: America’s crisis of masculinity personified
James Livingston
The origins of the Newtown massacre can be traced back to the birth of our contemporary "pleasure economy"
Right-wing author: Jon Stewart part of the culture that led to shootings
Jillian Rayfield
According to one right-wing author, the "Daily Show" host has helped "drive [God] out of our society"
National Review writer’s offensive Newtown theory
Jillian Rayfield
Twitter responds to the National Review's Charlotte Allen, who blames Sandy Hook Elementary's "feminized setting"
We don’t need another “Star Wars” movie!
Michael Tedder
Tragically, Disney is determined to reboot the franchise. It could learn a lesson or three from the great "Firefly"
Newtown is my hometown
Sean Beaudoin
I went to school at Sandy Hook Elementary and Newtown High. Now I wonder if I can ever really go home again
Warhol’s Mao paintings censored in China
Kyle Chayka
Ten portraits deemed too "politically sensitive" were dropped from exhibitions in Beijing and Shanghai
Adele named AP Entertainer of the Year
Jake Coyle
Even without a new record, her tour and Bond track wrapped up a new award for the Brit crooner
Hack List No. 10: New York Times
Alex Pareene
We're kicking off our annual list with the best paper in the country -- which could do a lot better than these two
Rap’s killer new rhymes
Mark Guarino
Four days after Sandy Hook, Interscope drops the debut album of Chief Keef, who police say may be linked to murder
“The Iranian Americans”: Fleeing one kind of persecution for another
Roger Catlin
This self-funded doc by and about Iranians who fled the Ayatollah wants to be a corrective to "The Shahs of Sunset"
“Jack Reacher”: Tom Cruise’s terrible timing
Andrew O'Hehir
The star's latest comeback thriller may be poisoned by echoes of Sandy Hook. But don't blame "media violence"
Women are perpetrators of gun violence, too
Amy S. Choi
Yes, men are far more likely to commit mass murder, but it's dangerous to limit the conversation to a single gender
Obama will back Feinstein’s bill to reinstate assault weapons ban
Jillian Rayfield
In the wake of the Sandy Hook massacre, the president offers his support for Sen. Dianne Feinstein's new bill
It’s not the guns, it’s the culture
Amanda Marcotte
If progressives want to stick it to the NRA, they can start by calling for restrictions on gun advertising
Networks adjust programming in wake of Newtown shooting
Prachi Gupta
TLC has delayed show "Best Funeral Ever" and the "Django Unchained" premiere has been canceled in response
Imagining Nancy Lanza
Joan Walsh
Is she a victim, or do her guns make her an accomplice? In the end, her attempts to cope with fear unraveled her
My lesson in gun control
Paul Bendix
Years ago, I was shot and paralyzed. But recently, a neighbor left me an unexpected inheritance -- his weapons
Discovery Channel cancels “American Guns”
Prachi Gupta
The reality TV show ends after its second season
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