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Postmortem: Every Frame a Painting

Every Frame a Painting is officially dead. Nothing sinister; we just decided to end it.

20 Authors I Don’t Have to Read Because I’ve Dated Men for 16 Years

If you’ve spent enough time around dudes, you’ve BASICALLY read these

What Reading Bukowski’s ‘Women’ Taught Me About Men

Could delving into an author I’ve always avoided help me understand the men in my life who love him?

How’s Jim Carrey Going to End?

“Well, if I had my choice, it wouldn’t start at all. It would already have been. And it wouldn’t end either.” — Jim Carrey, in Jim & Andy…

The Anatomy of a Holiday Porn Scene

Inside the making of ‘The Tits that Saved XXX-mas,’ ‘Miracle on 69th Street,’ ‘How the Grinch Gaped Christmas’ and more

Help Save the Funny 115

Preserving One of Survivor’s Best Side Dishes

The Year in TV: How Late-Night Hosts Became the Resistance

2017 was the year that Seth Meyers and Jimmy Kimmel finally came into their own — and talk shows became the frontlines for political…

‘I, Tonya’: What You Need to Know About Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan

How two star skaters turned into rivals — and changed the way the world watched the Olympics

It’s Me! The New Female Character In This Sci-Fi Show! Here To Ask Clarifying Questions!

But what does that mean? I’m glad I asked!

How Hollywood’s Autism Fantasies Undermine Autism Employment

By Michael Bernick

The Search For Nola Darling’s Soul

And Spike Lee’s quest to stifle it

TriStar TV’s Suzanne Patmore Gibbs Teases New Women-Centric Series, More “Good Girls Revolt”

Much like the main characters in “Good Girls Revolt,” Suzanne Patmore Gibbs is a feminist force. In an interview with Deadline, the TriStar…

Gloria Estefan left Cuba as a young child, but the island defines her, and her music

‘Our focus long-term is our responsibility to our people’

New Report Says Fashion Is Responsible for More Carbon Emissions Than International Flights

A Tale of Two American Novels

Why are a majority of American novels now being set in cities when so much tumult is happening outside of them?

Revisiting the Emmy-winning ‘Barney Comes to Mayberry’ 1967 episode of ‘The Andy Griffith Show’

“Barney Comes to Mayberry” materialized during the seventh, next-to-last season of the beloved Andy Griffith Show. Broadcast on January 23…

How White Journos Keep Getting Punked By Nazis

Fascination with white nationalists who evince normal traits comes from fear of being implicated.

How the intoxicating allure of ‘Titanic’ speaks to teens today (and 20 years ago)

PERSPECTIVE | It’s not just because of Leo

The Seven Best Bad Films Ever Made

With James Franco killing it with his take on ‘The Room’, here are seven other films so bad they’re good.

The Documentary that Uncovers the Disturbing Reasons Behind the Rise in Exorcisms

It may seem hard to believe, but exorcisms are still a part of everyday life in some parts of the world. Liberami (taken from the latin…

Exploring Gender Fluidity in Fashion

How do the notions of the fashion elite affect those who identify themselves as gender fluid?

Writer Aya de León Tells A Different Story About Sex Work

The ‘Justice Hustlers’ series is turning tired tropes about sex work on their head.

Ready Player One

The Impact of Virtual Reality and Pop Culture on the Future

Writer Of The Week: Andrea Grimes

‘Sometimes I get to use writing to shape other people’s worlds, which is a tremendous privilege.’

Where I Come From, Paulo Coelho is for Grandmas

The author is a literary favorite in the U.S., but in Latin America, he’s considered self-help. What happened in translation?

These Are Bill Gates’ Favorite 5 Books Of 2017

By Igor Bosilkovski

This Kenyan drummer is fighting to make more space for women in percussion

In October, Burundi banned all women from playing its renowned royal drums. Kenyan percussionist Kasiva Mutua says this is an indefensible…