Welcome to the Category Archive for Think Pieces
- Video Games Are Art and That's Okay
- Nu Metal Can't Be Back Because It Never Left
- Queerness Is a Gift
- The Norman Lear Center Released A Report About Hollywood Gun Violence
- If It's AI, It Isn't Art
- The Problem with Crossovers
- This Utopian Co-Living Community in Brooklyn Will Tickle Your Gag Reflex
- Pelé Built It
- The Art Of Falling Asleep With the TV On
- Anti-Qatar 2022: Triangle of Cowardice
- Anti-Qatar 2022: The Exceptional Tragedy of this World Cup
- What We Talk About When We Talk About Birth Control and Population Collapse II
- What We Talk About When We Talk About Birth Control And Population Collapse
- The Falklands Malvinas War: 40 Years Of A War That Meant Nothing And Meant Everything
- The Problem With Cultural Boycotts
- We Need To Keep Talking About Our Mental Health
- Understanding Through Storytelling: Let's Not Get Too Mad About War Memes
- When the Jokes Stop: Kanye West's Abuse of Kim Kardashian
- A Tale Of Monochorionic Monoamniotic Twins Born on Valentine's Day
- We Are Actually Rooting For You, United States of America
- De-Vaccination Is Not A Thing, People
- Demi Lovato, JFK Jr and QAnon Walk Into A Bar...
- Time To Reclaim History From Idiots And Nazis
- 'Training Day': The 20th Anniversary of Denzel Washington Telling Us King Kong Ain't Got Nothing on Him
- The Movie Science of 'No Time to Die' Is So Bad It Accidentally Validates Eugenics
- Rewatching 'Child's Play' As A New Dad Put Me On An Emotional Rollercoaster
- Spoilers: What Happens in the End Credit Scene in 'Venom: Let There Be Carnage'
- 'The Eyes of Tammy Faye' and the Problem with the Current Pop Culture Rehabilitation Trend of History's Difficult Women
- A Pro-Life Society
- An Entomological Quibble: The Bees in 'Candyman' are Basically Wasps in Real Life
- What You Actually Need for the Perfect Movie Experience
- Substantial Changes Take a While; Plan Accordingly
- I Can't Be Having with Transphobes Co-opting Sir Terry Pratchett
- The Heart of the 'Fast & Furious' Franchise Has Always Been Sung Kang's Han Lue
- Spoilers: What is the Twist Ending of Hulu's 'False Positive'
- The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre that No One Remembered
- Don't Let the Feds Tell You How to Love Your Chicken
- The Country of Chile Will Have the First Truly Modern Constitution
- The Cicadas Are Coming, and Why You Should Read Your Local News
- Someone Paid $69 Million for a Piece of Digital Art: Here's Why That Matters
- Is Tom Brady the Greatest American Athlete? That MAGA Hat Might Complicate Things
- The Questions of Male Consent That Puncture Both Fantasy Worlds of 'Bridgerton' and 'Wonder Woman 1984'
- The Weird History and Allure of the Sexy Halloween Costume
- Ode to a Butterfly: On the Symbol in 'Antebellum' and 'Possessor Uncut'
- It's Time To Kill Off the Myth of the Wealthy Writer
- 'Boys State' is the Scariest Movie I've Seen All Year
- Eco-Horror Films 'Sea Fever' and 'The Beach House' Compellingly Argue for Bailing on Humanity
- Marwan Kenzari in 'The Old Guard' is the Brown Romantic Lead We've Been Demanding
- How Comfortable Is Our Comfort Food, Really?
- Olivier Assayas's 'Wasp Network' Collapses the Barrier Between Personal and Political
- Jon Stewart's Toothless Political Commentary 'Irresistible' Ignorantly Centers Whiteness
- Channing Godfrey Peoples's 'Miss Juneteenth' Updates the Feminist 'I Choose Me' Trope
- Pro-Choice Movies 'Never Rarely Sometimes Always' and 'Premature' Educate About Women's Health Care
- So Much Grief
- Step Number One: Fix the Police Unions
- Investigating the Militaristic Trend in 'The Old Guard' and Netflix Originals
- Crafting My Way Through Lockdown
- Spoilers: How Did HBO's 'Run' End? Will There Be a Second Season?
- Alison Roman and the Exhausting Prevalence of Ethnic Erasure in Popular Food Culture
- Alan Yang's Film 'Tigertail' Broadens a First-Gen Conversation Started on 'Master of None'
- On Thirst and Subversive Gender Performance in 'True History of the Kelly Gang'
- 'Beastie Boys Story' is a Love Letter to Moral Compass Adam Yauch
- I'm Not Okay
- Pandemic Productivity: The Strange Pressure to be Publicly Busy During Self-Isolation
- Pioneering Women Screwed Over By History And Sh*tty Men
- The Timely Anti-Capitalist Messaging of Ken Loach's 'Sorry We Missed You'
- How Does Folklore Shape What the Monster El Cuco is Doing on 'The Outsider'?
- Spoilers: 'Weathering With You,' Climate Change, and the Possibility We're Already Too Late
- Harley Quinn is a Hot Girl for Bernie Sanders in 'Birds of Prey'
- The Academy Awards Should Add Ensemble, Stunt, and Youth Categories
- Spoilers: What Happens at the End of 'The Turning'?
- Will Smith's Late Career Turn Shifts Him from Fresh Prince to America's Dad
- The Worst of 'Dolittle', From Swiping Chris Tucker's Jokes to Constipated Dragons
- A New Buyer's Guide to the Best Nintendo Switch Games
- 'Maleficent: Mistress of Evil' and 'Modern Love' Share a Whitewashed Idea of Love
- What Happened to Walton Goggins's Uncle Baby Billy on 'The Righteous Gemstones' Finale?
- Spoilers: What Happened to Zazie Beetz in 'Joker'? Does Joker Kill Sophie?
- 'Joker' is a Comic Book Movie, Can We Stop Pretending It's Not?
- Perspective: On 'Blinded by the Light' and Being the Only Brown Face in the Room
- 'I'm Sorry Dave': The Fracture Point Upon Which the AI Revolution Can Begin
- On Trying, and Failing, To Deal With Climate Anxiety
- Don't Starve: You Don't Have To Struggle To Be A Real Artist
- Area 51 Raid Prompts Warning From The Military
- Boris Johnson Becoming Prime Minister is the Archetypal Posh White Man's 'Hero's Journey'
- Preston 'Bodie' Broadus Was the Best Character on 'The Wire'
- Welcome To My Petition To Get Fans To Stop Making Demands Of Pop Culture Properties Via Petition
- Not Everyone Has to Be Beautiful And That's Okay
- Why Does Everyone Hate Critics All of a Sudden?
- Did 'Avengers: Endgame' Sneakily Set Up The Future Appearance Of Mutants?
- The 'USA Today' Infographic on 'Nonessentials' Misses the Whole Damn Point
- Investigating The Character Names In Jordan Peele's 'Us'
- Zack Snyder Tells Fans Upset About Batman Killing People To 'Grow The F**k Up'
- How to Find Lightness in the Dark
- #FakeMelania, The Tyson Zone, And The Innate Insanity Of The Trump Presidency
- Congresswoman Omar and the Problem with Our Silence
- Cyber Harassment: A Crime Without Consequences?
- A Woman In The Philippines Claimed A Curse Caused Her To Cough Up Frogs
- Terry Crews Apologizes For Comments About Children Of Same-Sex Parents Being 'Malnourished'
- The Ballad Of The Home Phone
- Snake Skin: The Itchy Elephant in the Room of Having Psoriasis
- 'Duck Dynasty' Patriarch Phil Robertson Thinks God Gives Us All Healthcare Via Death
- How Bloodthirsty Are You, America?
- It's Not About Boomers Versus Millennials. It's the Elite Versus Everyone Else.
- Girls to the Front: The Bikini Kill Reunion and Women's Rage
- Happy New Public Domain Day!
- Best Movies of 2018: 'Widows,' 'Support the Girls,' and 'Mandy'
- What If 'Mary Poppins Returns' Were Actually a Movie About Class Warfare?
- Centrists Will Be The Death Of Us All
- The Good News About The Border Wall GoFundMe Receiving $3 Million In 4 Days
- Stop Saying Things are Overrated
- Tumblr Banning Adult Content is a Terrible Idea
- Hillary Clinton's Populism Interview Shows That She Has Learned Nothing
- The White House Correspondents' Dinner Will No Longer Feature Comedians. Good.
- James Woods Is Selflessly Using His Twitter Feed To Help California Fire Victims
- Bernie Sanders Still Doesn't Know What Racism Is
- Oprah's Favorite Things List Is A Crutch For Desperate Consumers
- Living In The Real 'Money Pit' Or How Owning A Home Is A Soul Killer
- The Unbearable Privilege of Being Able To Be Friendly With Your Political Opponents
- 'The Haunting of Hill House' Doesn't Bring Anything New To The Genre
- The Forces That Ushered in Trump Are the Same That Just Gave Us Jair Bolsonaro
- The Tragedy of the Amy Winehouse Hologram and the Loss of Live Music
- A White Person's Guide To Minding Your Own Business And When To Involve Police
- Stop Praising Richard Branson for Doing the Absolute Bare Minimum
- The YouTube Life Coach: Shane Dawson, Jake Paul and the Personality Industrial Complex
- Spoopy True Stories Of Creppy Incidents
- A Calm, Collected Response To Current Events
- Paul Schrader's Rape Comments Aren't Helping Anyone
- 10 Years On From the Financial Crisis it Remains the Defining Issue Of Our Time
- Is Consent Really That Hard To Understand, People?
- Norm MacDonald Wades Into #MeToo Conversation With A Take As Complicated As The Movement Itself
- Twitter Responds to Fox News' Shaming of Geoffrey Owens; Discusses Realities of Working in the Arts
- Nike is Evil. Colin Kaepernick is a Hero Who Deserves Their Endorsement
- 'Mr. Robot' Ends After Season Four, Plus a Season Three Teaser for 'The Good Place'
- The Target Effect Is Real
- Is 'Cut The Wire' A Real Game, And Other Commercials For Terrible Kids' Toys
- Comedy: The Universal Language
- How Not To Fix Hooters For Millennials
- Yes Of Course Islamophobia is a Form of Racism
- Handle It: Living, Loving and Working on the Internet
- Why The 'Fringe' Season Finale Is One Of The Best Episodes Of Television
- What Happened With the Manson Family Murders?
- 'The Spy Who Dumped Me' and Whether Stories About Female Friendship Need Conflict
- Being a White Minority is Nothing To Write the 'Washington Post' About
- NPR Music Names MIA's 'Paper Planes' the Best Song by a 21st Century Woman, Which is Fine
- DJ Guilty Of Groping Taylor Swift Upset About Ruined Life
- Other People's Lives Are Not Your Viral Moments!
- Interview: Filmmaker and Musician Boots Riley of 'Sorry to Bother You'
- The World is Dark But You're Allowed To Be Happy
- Strong, Powerful Quotes To Help You Keep Fighting
- What Is The Role Of Due Process In #MeToo Accusations?
- Letter to Melania Trump
- Nikki Haley is Wrong. Poverty Is A Human Rights Issue
- Let's Make Juneteenth a Federal Holiday
- Stop Celebrating Scammers
- Women Don't Need Your Good Guy Bullshit
- Scrambled Eggs and Burning Pots: The Joy and Terror of Teaching Myself How to Cook
- Book Stuffing, Bribery and Bullying: The Self-Publishing Problem Plaguing Amazon
- How We Use The 'C' Word
- We Need To Stop Telling Men That They're Geniuses
- Hollywood in Developmental Arrest
- 'Show Dogs' and Its Strange Subplot Normalizing Unwanted Sexual Touching
- Let's Talk About the Controversial Ending to Season 2 '13 Reasons Why'
- The Dystopian Future of 'Fahrenheit 451' is a Sobering Counterpoint to 'Ready Player One'
- F**k Outta Here With Your George W. Bush Image Rehabilitation Nonsense
- 'Roseanne' 'Go Cubs' From the Muslim Perspective
- Cocky Writer: Romance Author Faleena Hopkins Trademarks 'Cocky' and Tries to Shut Down Others Using the Word
- One Piece of Advice to Writers: Do Not Work For Free!
- Items that No One Will Buy Online Anymore
- 'Lean on Pete' and 'The Rider' Challenge Cowboy Masculinity in the American West
- The Hypocrisy of Amy Schumer's 'I Feel Pretty' Is Exhausting
- It's Time To End Diet Culture
- With 'Nice for What,' Drake Finally Puts Away His Emotions and Lets the Women He Adores Shine on Their Own
- Jeff Bezos and Robert Mueller Are Not Your Heroes
- Which Val Kilmer is Best Val Kilmer
- Tips On How To Avoid Divorce
- Is a Hot Dog a Sandwich?
- Should We Delete Our Faceboook Accounts?
- The Divisive Nature Of The Marvel Cinematic Universe's Captain America
- From Crochet Squares to Downward Dog: The Joys of Sucking at Something You Love
- Chris Pratt Faces Backlash After Sending Tweet About Prayers for Kevin Smith
- 'The Walking Dead' Character Deaths Are Always Spoiled
- The Greatest Suffix In The English Language
- How To Look Too Young To Have A 13-Year-Old While Parenting Said Teen
- Why We Shouldn't Confuse 'Evil' With Mental Illness
- Facebook is a Filthy Cesspit of Fake News and Narcissistic Validation. I'm So Glad I Deleted My Account.
- To the Parents Of My Kid's Friends, I Present A FAQ About Our Household
- Let's Take Romance Novels Seriously!
- New York Is Trying To Pass A Law Concerning Tide Pods
- Gloria Copeland Says There Is No Flu Season
- Doritos Announces Non-Crunchy Chips for Women
- What Makes People Not Like You?
- What's the Deal with the 'The Wonder Years' Sexual Harassment Lawsuit?
- Does Adolescence Really Last Longer Now?
- Are Journalists Ambushing Hollywood Figures For Page Views?
- 'The Last Jedi' Restored My Faith in 'Star Wars'
- How A Japanese Concept May Have Helped During Hawaii's Missile False Alarm
- #MeToo: Accountability
- Let's Get on the Same Page with Regards to #MeToo, Sh*tty Media Men and Consent
- What is a Huntsman Spider and is it Dangerous?
- The Ending of 'It Comes At Night' Movie Explained
- 'Mr. Robot' and Middle Eastern and South Asian Representation
- Explainer: Logal Paul's Suicide Forest Video Crosses the Line
- This Post Is Brought to You By Insomnia and Misfiring Brain Synapses
- What Does It Mean To Be A Fan?
- This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things: The Saga of Keaton Jones
- British Teacher Uses Religion To Justify His Transphobic Attitude, Wonders Why He Faces Disciplinary Action
- 'You Should Be Friends With Your Political Enemies!' No.
- Hi, Excuse Me, But Has Any Human Ever Aged Better Than Marisa Tomei?
- Lady Gaga's Bikini Pictures Spur Idiots To Blame Her For Men Assaulting Women
- White People, F--king Stop It
- Nostalgia: A Powerful Force for Good, or an Evil and Sneaky Manipulator?
- With 'Mudbound,' Carey Mulligan Makes Playing the Achingly Unhappy Wife Her Niche
- The Failed Sexual Tension in 'Justice League' is One of Its Most Glaring Missteps
- On Believing Women vs. Believing Your Friend Dave Who Is Just, Like, Such a Good Guy
- What Did We Do to Trump Voters to Make Them Hate Us So Much?
- Why Don't You Just Tell Me How You'd Like Me To Talk About My Sexual Assault?
- Why Do We Enjoy Watching Dr. Pimple Popper and Other Videos Like It?
- Yes, All Men
- Why Does Wal-Mart Sell Photos of Japanese Internment?
- An Explainer: When 'Innocent Until Proven Guilty' Does and Does Not Apply
- 2017: The Year When Women Said 'No More'
- Louis C.K. and How Predators Victimize Themselves by Making Women Feel Sorry for Them
- The Face Behind The Brand: Life As A Social Media Intern
- About November 8
- The Hypocrisy of 'Goodbye Christopher Robin' Will Ruin Your Childhood Memories
- That Time I Got Hit By A Firework And It Totally Ruined Bonfire Night For Me
- Shakespeare's Real Identity: The Stupid Conspiracy Theory That Just Won't Die
- 'That's Pretty Cool': Being a Tourist at a War Memorial
- The Character Development of 'Only the Brave' is Excellent, Unless You're a Woman
- An Open Letter To David Cross Because Goddammit, Dude
- Why Reporting a Sex Crime Is Often As Difficult as Enduring a Sex Crime
- 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine', Tim Meadows, And How To Do Guest Stars Right
- Me Too: Two Complicated, Loaded Little Words
- Why the Netflix Strategy Is Great for Netflix But Terrifying for Subscribers
- The Joys of Being Alone
- Did McDonald's F*ck Up 'Rick And Morty' Szchezuan Sauce Promotion, Or Are They Evil Geniuses?
- 'Gerald's Game' and the Differences Between Female and Male Protagonists In Film
- 'Clear The Dead Libyan Bodies Away': Boris Johnson, Trump, Clinton and the Western Imperial Consensus
- Re-Reading 'A Streetcar Named Desire' in Trump's America
- We Need To Talk About Sex Robots
- We Are Forever Merely Bodies, Eternally Just Things
- Politics, Periods and Social Media Don't Mix, Apparently. Who Knew?
- Uber's London License Didn't Get Renewed. Good. Stop Whining.
- Technicolour Dreams: Why We Love the Mermaid and Unicorn Trend
- Whatever, Emmys: 'Supernatural' Is Actually The Best Show On TV
- Donald Glover, Or: Is It Possible To Admire Someone So Much You Actually Hate Them?
- How Do You Solve a Problem Like PewDiePie?
- How the Body Positivity Movement Went Skinny
- Get Over Yourself, Maria Sharapova
- The Daily Mail Still Thinks Fat-Shaming Is OK And I'm Mad As Hell
- Just What the Hell is a 'Taylor Swift'? One Writer's Dive Into the Unknown
- The Scandal You Probably Haven't Heard About: It's Time To Improve Thyroid Treatment
- The Enduring Power of 'My Immortal', The Worst Fan Fiction Ever Written
- Is This The Quickest Honk, Or The Shortest Traffic Light?
- Another Famous Man Turns Out to Be Disappointing. Consider Us Unsurprised
- Let's Pivot Away From 'Pivot To Video'
- Hypocrites, Personal Life, and Political Leanings
- I've Watched Six 'Saw' Movies in Three Days and This Is Why
- Taylor Swift's Feminist Awakening
- No One Wants to F*ck You, Nazis
- Charlottesville: Privilege, Identity, and Why We Fight
- Charlottesville, 'Broadchurch', And The Value Of Oxygen
- This Is What Happens When You Catcall A Woman
- If Michael Mando isn't a Superstar in a Few Years Then the Industry is Broken
- I Love My Short Boyfriend Even Though He Is Predisposed By His Gender To Be A Bad Writer
- On Friendship and Fantasy Sports
- 'Preacher' And The Problem With Jesse & Tulip
- Wes Anderson: White Purveyor of Twee Uber-White Whiteness, or Genius Visionary Craftsman
- Why It's So Hard to Watch the Dog Die in Movies
- The Case Of Charlie Gard: A Tragedy Exploited For Political Reasons
- Old Doctor Has Thoughts On New Doctor, Should Maybe Keep Them To Himself
- Building Code Regulations Are Boring, But They Are Also Vital
- Chester Bennington and the Unfortunately Frequent Reminder that Suicide Isn't Selfish
- 5 Reasons Why Weiss and Benioff's 'Game of Thrones' Follow-Up 'Confederate' Is Such a Terrible Idea
- The Surging, Thrilling Power of Women on 'Game of Thrones'
- Marin ?ili? and the Merits of Crying in Public
- How Many Jumpsuits Is Too Many Jumpsuits? Uh... Asking For A Friend.
- There's a Very Credible Case To Be Made For Samuel L. Jackson Being the Greatest Actor of His Generation
- Tips For Marvel: We Have Some Ideas...
- Freelance Hell: I Turned Down My Dream Job Because I Couldn't Afford To Live
- Jog On, MRA; Intersectional Meninism Is Not A Thing
- How Much Spoiler Is Too Much Spoiler? Spoilers Ahead...
- I Don't Want to Get Married or Have Kids So Leave Me Alone
- Why Do People Talk To Me? An Examination
- Dear America: A Letter From Your Ex
- I Got a Backstreet Boys Song Stuck in my Head This Morning. God Help Me.
- Open Mike: What Is the Difference Between a Mixtape and a Playlist?
- Is There Even Such A Thing As Good Or Bad TV Anymore?
- I Wish I Was Stanley Tucci
- Under the Trump Administration, Housing for the Poor is Terrifyingly F*cked
- To Billie Lourd, Debbie Reynolds and All of Us Who've Loved an Addict
- 'Twin Peaks' and the Art of the Episodic Review (Or Lack Thereof)
- Roxane Gay and Mia Freedman: When Feminism Becomes Narcissism
- The Violent Toxicity of Social Media is Relatively New to Republicans, But It's Not New to Politics
- On Art, Ignorance, and the Fight Against Fascism
- The 'Shadow of the Colossus' Trailer Made Me Weep
- It's OK, Meme Kids: You Didn't Need To Go To Harvard Anyway
- Do We Want 'Freedom To' or 'Freedom From'?
- Is It OK To Kill Fundamentalists in Video Games And Other Musings On Religion
- Remembering The Breakneck, Beautiful Genius that is 'Mad Max: Fury Road's' Pre-Title Scene
- Grit Your Teeth and Prepare for the Inevitable Backlash: One Day, We Will Probably Hate Dwayne Johnson
- Exploring The Barely-There Gender Politics Of 'Alien: Covenant'
- Film Twitter Needs More Female Voices. So Does Everything Else
- What The F**k Are Fidget Spinners And Do They Mean That I'm Now An Old?
- The Trump Women: Feminism, Sympathy and Doing Their Damn Jobs
- Just So We're Clear, Suing Your Date for Texting During a Movie Is a Real Dick Move
- 'Don't Tread On Me And Shit': Fraternizing with the Political Enemy
- Is It Time for Studios to Give Up on the White Male Directors Gamble?
- Donald Trump is Henry VIII
- Jared Leto's Voice is Not a Thing
- Emmanuel Macron's Victory in France May Well Mean That Next Time it's Le Pen
- Backfire Effect
- On Sporting, Irish War Cries And The Current Epicenter Of Human Hotness
- Warner Bros. Fails Wonder Woman Again With This Awful Product Placement
- Blackness isn't a Fashion Statement, Miley
- Dispatches from the Tribeca Games Festival
- 'The Handmaid's Tale' And the Number of Episodes a TV Series Should Run
- A Brief History of Political Censorship of Art & Pop Culture in Modern America
- 'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks' Looks at a Dark Legacy of Deceit, Ignorance, and Grief
- Eat the Rich: The Schadenfreude Joys and Sad Realities of Fyre Festival
- Louise Mensch, The Palmer Blog, and the Dangers of Fake News on the Left
- Why Johnny Depp Remains Disney's Most Beloved Celebrity Asset
- Nature Documentaries Are The World's Greatest Hangover Cure. No One Denies This
- I Think There's a Wonder Woman Movie Coming Out Soon?
- Do We Still Need a Black Widow Movie?
- Remembering Portugal's Remarkable Carnation Revolution
- Reading Scottish Romances as an Actual Scottish Person
- Can TV Stop Making Weird Guys So Damn Attractive?
- Captain America Hydra Agent Thinkpiece
- Eighteen Years Later And There Still Isn't Any Sense to Be Made Out of Columbine
- When Will Hollywood Trust Women to Tell Superhero Stories?
- No, Rihanna Doesn't Need to Lose Weight
- We're All Sick of Knowing Everything All of the Time, Right?
- 'SNL' Has Never Been More Relevant, And Its Cast Never Less So
- Riverdale Report: Will The Finale Fold In Witches And Zombies?
- 20 Years On 'Grosse Pointe Blank' Remains a Goddamn Masterpiece
- '13 Reasons Why' That's Not What Suicide Looks Like To Me
- Let's Talk The Surprise Twist Of Anne Hathaway's 'Colossal'
- Digital Strip Searches and a Massive Wall: Welcome To America
- A Hero Stands in Defiance Of Hate: Witness The Most Powerful Photo From The Weekend
- Conservative Publication The Federalist Asks Why Men and Women Can Never Be 'Just Friends'
- If You're A Bigot, You Don't Get To Like 'Star Trek'
- 'Civil War', 'Logan', 'Apes' or: How I Learned To Not Watch Movie Trailers Anymore
- Possible Justifications For 'Justice League' Being 2 Hours, 50 Minutes Long
- A Completely Transparent Explanation of the Economics Behind Running a Pop-Culture Website
- Television Isn't Film, Damnit
- Remembering The Greatest Action Scene In The History Of Cinema
- Should Democrats Stop Being the Party of Abortion Rights?
- A Decade On, David Fincher's 'Zodiac' Remains a Near-Perfect Masterpiece
- 'This Precious Stone Set in the Silver Sea': A Tribute to the British Spirit
- Why Television Shows Should Have Term Limits
- Pride & Prejudice & Nazis: The Alt-Right Need To Step Away From Our National Treasure
- Where Did the 90-Minute Movie Go?
- Let's Speculate Wildly On What Tom Cruise's Next Insane 'Mission Impossible' Stunt Will Be
- It's Time To Change The Narrative: The Case of Michael Brown is Straight Out Of 'To Kill A Mockingbird'
- Don't Forget, Mystique's Been Bisexual Since 1981
- A Valentine's Day Miracle - Tale Of Monoamniotic Twins and Averted Heartbreak
- Is Eddie Redmayne Behind You Right Now?
- Lord, Give Me The Confidence Of The 'Avatar' Franchise
- A Day Without A Woman
- Still Think Women Are Treated Better Than Men And Have Nothing To Strike About?
- Michael Shannon: A Rare And Versatile Talent To Be Treasured
- To Pee, or Not to Be: That Is the Question for Trans Youth
- The Lessons We Must Learn From the 2017 Academy Awards
- 'Girls' Tackles Being Not Being an American Bitch
- When There's 'Something Rotten in the State of Denmark,' It's Time To Be Horatio, Not Hamlet
- Probably The Single Greatest Scene In Modern Cinema
- Jimmy Fallon's Fall Is Proof Of the Damaging Affects of Donald Trump
- We Need to Talk About the Virulent Racism of "The Great Wall"
- Trump Shouted Down A Jewish Reporter For Pressing Him on Anti-Semitic Attacks Against Preschools
- James Franco: Pretentious Narcissist Or Inspired Renaissance Man?
- Was There Ever a Better Time for a TV Adaptation of 'The Handmaid's Tale'?
- Fried Chicken Is The New Bread, Because Darkest Timeline
- A Reminder that Free the Nipple Isn't About Porn
- Why the Patriot's Victory Over the Falcons Is a Ridiculous Metaphor for the Election
- The Wheels Are Coming Off The Trump Administration
- The Muslim Ban Has Sullied Oscars 2017
- Remembering John Hurt: The Pajiba Staff Pick Their Favorite Performances
- White People, Here's Some Tough Love
- An Ode To The Greatest Hero Yet To Appear In Any Superhero Movie
- A Desperate Plea In A Time Of Great Anxiety and Anger
- Is It OK To Punch A Nazi? Why We're Asking All The Wrong Questions
- 45 Pop Culture Facts that NO ONE DENIES
- Today, the World Will Change, But How Much?
- Stop Demonizing Poor People Who Use Government Assistance
- Why Media Representation Matters: As Told By A Straight White Man
- Presidential Equilibrium
- No, John Carpenter's 'They Live' Is Not About Jewish Control Of The World
- How to Approach Peak TV in a Post-Trump Era
- Sorry, ScarJo Is Not The Highest Grossing Actor Of 2016
- The Best Brand In Human History Was One Lightsaber Away From Destruction
- Rape Culture Is the Director of 'Passengers' Believing Most Would Do What Chris Pratt's Character Did
- Science Says People Who Swear Are F**king Wicked Smart!
- Beware The Self-Righteous Media When They Speak Of 'Fake News'
- Madonna's Speech at Billboard's 'Women in Music' Event
- When A Movie Poster Contains Multitudes: An Existential Investigation
- What The F*ck Are You Trying To Pull: Aerie Henley Romper Edition
- Of Movie Tickets, Changing Jobs and Legacies
- Why The Fu*k Hasn't Brendan Gleeson Won An Oscar Yet?
- Probably The Most Powerful Thing I've Seen On Television This Year
- Gaslighted By A Gilmore
- Johnny Depp Need Not Ruin 'Fantastic Beasts 2'
- One Thing We Can Do to Stand Up for What's Right (And No, It's Not a Safety Pin)
- The Best Thing You Can Teach Your Kids About The Election
- Take Care of Yourself Today--Tomorrow Needs You
- That The Cubs Would Win in 2016 Is Nothing Short of Poetry
- HURRY THE FU*K UP! Calmly Counting Down The Last Week Before The Election
- Disgust from 'Inside Out' Can Go Straight to Hell
- Making Literature Accessible Through 'Mad Max: Fury Road'
- What Will We Do Once He's Gone: Fear Of A Post-Trump Planet
- Facebook Has a Serious Donald Trump Problem
- Celebrating 'Bad Boys II' on Its F*ck You I Want to Write About This Awesome Movie Anniversary
- Quit It with the Idea That Sexual Assault Has Anything to do with Appearance
- Dear White People (Halloween Edition)
- Why Lip Gallagher's Heartbreaking Fate on 'Shameless' Was Inevitable
- Fake Police Officers and Other Things Men Don't Realize Women Fear
- 5 Kid's Cartoons That Won't Make You Fly Into A Stabby Rage: They're Like Waffles For My Dumptruck
- Nate Parker on Rape Allegations: 'I Don't Feel Guilty'
- Tim Burton and the Pernicious Racial Bias of "Realism"
- 'You're the Worst' and the Biggest Myth About Grief
- On The Inimitable Wonder Of Physical Books
- A Stitch Fix Skeptic Reviews The Subscription Fashion Service
- Yes Men, All Women Really Have Been Taught to Politely Tolerate Your Bullsh*t
- This Stopped Being an Election Months Ago. This Is a War
- Patton Oswalt and the Place Where Grief and Humor Meet
- JonBenét Ramsey and the Blurred Line Between Entertainment and Murder
- 30 Practical Tips About the Horrors of Raising a Baby That You Will Never Learn from Movies and TV
- Mike Ditka Is The Spokesperson For A Generation That Can't Handle Complexity
- On Loss, Grief, and the Impact of Others In Our Lives
- What Is a Stop and Frisk, and Why It's So Goddamn Dangerous?
- Unboxing Is the Most Inexplicably Popular Fad On YouTube
- While You Were Outraged about Peaceful Kneeling, Police Killed More Black People
- Behind Every Supermom Is An Incompetent Dad: This Dad Is Sick Of The Condescension
- Oliver Stone's 'Snowden' Reveals the True Threat of a Trump Administration
- Mind Your Own Business: Infertility Isn't A Conversation Starter
- The Bad Guy Rarely Thinks He's the Bad Guy: Of Celebrity Enemies and Mea Culpas
- What's the Deal with the Impending Collapse of Reddit?
- To the Smug Mommy Whose Kids Don't Watch TV: Go F*ck Yourself
- 'Stranger Things' Theory: What Is the Thessalhydra?
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