Pop culture consumers may be devoted, but all that adulation can turn to outrage with the slightest of provocations
Pop Culture
The Latest TV Trend: Autism
It’s great that diversity is extending to the neurological, but there’s a danger in portraying those on the spectrum as inherently miraculous
After Whitney Houston, Musicians Say: I’m Afraid
Why the music industry is still plagued by early deaths and fearing strokes more than bullets
In Defense of Gisele Bündchen and Strong Sports Spouses
The supermodel was right to defend her husband Tom Brady after being heckled by a Giants fan
Is American Idol Trying to Be the Olympics?
The 10-year-old show is playing up its history, but what young person wants to watch “an institution”?
Nostalgia: Our Favorite Cultural Copout
What Adele, Woody Allen and Newt Gingrich have in common and why we can’t stop romanticizing the past
Stop Wasting Your Hate on Lana Del Rey
Why are we squandering our precious contempt on minor misdeeds and little girls?
Republican in Hollywood: Not So Taboo Anymore
Are conservative celebrities less concerned about going against the political grain of the entertainment industry?
Will Paula Deen Have the Last Laugh?
Now that Paula Deen has become a pseudo-spokesperson for Type 2 diabetes, she’ll continue to enrage health nuts all the way to the bank
The Garry Marshall Plan
Is the director of New Year’s Eve and Valentine’s Day trying to take over movies with the equivalent of the toilet read?
Jay-Z’s ‘Glory’ for Blue: One of Hip-Hop’s Greatest Love Songs
The rapper’s ode to his newborn heralds an era of grownup hip-hop that deals with deep emotions
What the Words of the Year Say About Us
From occupy to winning! to Tebowing, our language mirrored our mood
Gimme Some Truth for Xmas
In which the author serves up some hot righteous pie for the holidays