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The insipid hell of the VMAs: Why pop culture’s obsession with “Big Moments” is cynical, stupid & deeply boring
Jack Mirkinson
What are we doing still watching this thing?
Kanye’s vulnerable, contradictory VMA speech is already a classic Generation X TV moment
Scott Timberg
He announced he's running for president in 2020—and that's not even the most exciting part of last night's speech
Chrissie Hynde is wrong: Blaming rape victims for their own assault isn’t “just common sense”
Mary Elizabeth Williams
The rock icon wonders if she's being "controversial," but blaming victims is hardly new
Donald Trump, Ben Carson, and the un-“PC”: What the rise of “politically incorrect” candidates says about conservatism
Simon Maloy
Conservatives struggle to explain how Trump's enduring popularity doesn't make their movement look really bad
America’s true P.C. villains: The maddening “censorship” doublespeak of right-wing culture warriors
Conor Lynch
Conservatives have been quick to label liberals as the "thought police" of late — an claim of staggering hypocrisy
Getting the story meant risking sexual assault — I did it anyway
Tara Isabella Burton
It was foolhardy of me to get into a stranger's car, knowing what would happen. So why did I go?
Transformed by loss: Batman and the real-life heroic journey that inspired his creation
Jim Rendon
Our culture's post-traumatic growth stories, from Batman to Spider-Man, are grounded in real people's lives
The secret history of “Y’all”: The murky origins of a legendary Southern slang word
Cameron Hunt McNabb
The phrase "y'all" might not simply be the shortened form of "you all" — but something far more complex
I lost my faith — and found myself
Sean Murphy
When my mother surrendered to cancer, I became unmoored. Religion couldn't save me from my grief, but I could
A burka in a Christian town: How Fox News and right-wing media turned a lesson in tolerance into an excuse for hate
Linda K. Wertheimer
A teacher's "dress-up" exercise divided a Texas town. Then Fox News and WorldNetDaily arrived to make it worse
“There is no god — now what?”: How to find meaning in an atheist world
Valerie Tarico
Filmmaker and photographer Chris Johnson on the dangers of religion and his new documentary, “A Better Life”
Billionaire CEOs come to Jesus: “We are creating a caste system from which it’s almost impossible to escape”
Jim Hightower
Peter Georgescu, Ken Langone and other industry titans are slowly realizing income inequality is bad for business
Amber Tamblyn: “I get rejected for a living”
Rachel Matlow
The former child star talks Brittany Murphy, her quarter-life crisis and the sacrifices made for poetic legitimacy
I left both Christianity and Islam behind: “It was the problem of evil and innocent suffering that truly led me out of religion”
Jeffry R. Halverson
Raised a Lutheran, I converted to Islam at 19, not long before 9/11. But that's not what ended my life as a Muslim
“Stale white bitches tried to take us down”: Luther Campbell on 2 Live Crew, race, hip-hop and the conservative, Southern ’80s
Luther Campbell
"The day some white teenager got caught with a 2 Live Crew album, that’s what started the whole sh*tstorm"
Has Lessig lost it? The bizarre marriage of Donald and Larry
Steven Rosenfeld
The election reform activist calls Trump's campaign a "gift" to the American people. Sadly, he's not kidding
The dangerous paradox of neoliberal environmentalism: Why global warming can’t be solved by the free market”
Paul Rosenberg
Establishment Dems are trying to take climate action while still satisfying corporate interests. That won't work
Miley Cyrus has learned nothing: Why her shots at Nicki Minaj were so tone-deaf
Morgan Jerkins
The pop star has profited handsomely from appropriation. Now she's telling a black singer how to talk about race
Celebrity killer culture: When grandiosity, privilege and entitlement turn attention-seeking into violence
Arthur Chu
Go back to our first presidential assassins, John Wilkes Booth and Charles Guiteau, to find the roots of this rage
Don’t get butthurt over the OED’s awesomesauce — ephemeral slang in the dictionary has a rich and delightful history
Paula Young Lee
The 18th century gave us some real treasures—isn't it time we brought "quiddit" back?
Senator powerfully indicts colleagues for gun control cowardice: “We are essentially sending a message of quiet endorsement of these murders”
Sophia Tesfaye
Conn. Sen. Chris Murphy says Congress' inaction "has become complicity"
Bill O’Reilly: Rampant “nihilism” and “secular-progressive” beliefs to blame for the murders of Virginia journalists
Scott Eric Kaufman
He's not entirely sure what the word "nihilist" means, but knows every killer he's covered in 40 years has been one
Stop judging Anna Duggar: Concern trolls want punishment for Josh, not what’s best for his wife
Rachel Kramer Bussel
There are many reasons why a woman would "stand by her man" after he cheats—and the public doesn't know what's best
“Being black and gay in America both come with heavy doses of self-loathing”: Actor Darryl Stephens opens up about typecasting, visibility and telling his own story
Gary M. Kramer
The "Noah's Arc" star spoke to Salon about his memoir "Required Reading" and being out, gay and black in Hollywood
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