Culture
Is the Real Housewives of ISIS Skit Really Sparking a Controversy?
Online outrage may not necessarily mean there's a controversy.
John Carpenter to Nazis: Dammit, Stop Treating They Live As a Metaphor for The Jews
You can't blame the filmmaker for being annoyed. But audiences are always repurposing art, sometimes in creepy ways, sometimes in ways that are more appealing.
'Election Hacking' or Voter Education?
Leaking embarrassing emails about Hillary Clinton did not undermine democracy.
Hey Media: Let's Not Turn Russian Hackers into the Next WMDs, Okay?
Please stop ignoring that government officials have agendas.
Rob Schneider's Paella and the Mortal Sin of Cultural Appropriation
"When celebrities-and celeb chefs like Jamie Oliver-render Spain's beloved dish unrecognizable, our culture suffers."
Food Policy Experts Comment on Bests, Worsts, and What's to Come
The year that was and the year that will be.
Anthony Bourdain on Sichuan Peppers, Sex, Eating Dogs, and Political Correctness
An exclusive post-election interview with the culinary celebrity host of Parts Unknown.
Movie Review: 20th Century Women
Annette Bening and a top cast are in peak form in one of the year's best movies.
Police Are Still Stopping Motorists to Spread Compulsory Holiday Cheer
From Bible verses to "Christmas citations," cops continue to use misuse their authority when they act as "kindness squads."
Carrie Fisher—Forever Associated with Star Wars—Dead at 60
For better or worse, part of one America's biggest movie franchise juggernauts
Montreal Bans New Restaurants to Protect Incumbents
'Montreal has one of the highest restaurant per-capita ratios in North America and the amount of places to eat is worrying local politicians.'
Movie Review: Silence
Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver worship at the church of Scorsese.
No One Has a 'Right' to Any Given Private-Sector Job
Laws that force individuals into unwanted business relationships are unjust.
The Best Books, Films, Music, and Television of 2016
Lionel Shriver's The Mandibles, HBO's Westworld, Brian Fallon's Painkillers, and more. What's on your list?
Movie Review: Assassin's Creed
Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard in another terrible video-game flick.
Missouri's Governor-Elect Is That Rare Politician Against Publicly Funded Stadiums
Rich businesspeople want over $120 million in public funds and tax credits to build a soccer stadium for a team that does not yet exist.
Beach Boys Song Too Sexually Offensive for 2016 College Campus
The Midwest farmer's daughters are not alright.
The Hidden Mind
A best-selling Chinese science fiction series on how to survive aliens and authoritarians comes to America.
Feds' Rules Tell Cider Makers to Shut Up About Vintage Years on Labels
Producers prohibited from sharing information with consumers about the year their apples were harvested.
Bloodthirsty Mickey Mouse Attacks Innocent Children
Friday A/V Club: Japanese propagandists do Disney.
Movie Review: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Felicity Jones in a galaxy not all that far away…
Trump Bullies on NYC Subway Weren't Real
A young woman has been charged for filing a false report about men trying to tear off her hijab on the train.
Pot, Video Games, Whatever. Teens Must Be Addicted to Something, Says Expert.
How to turn good news about today's youths into a demand for more government studies.
Maryland Police Association Director Resigns Over Prostitution Charges
And he's not the only criminal justice official in the news for sex offenses this week...
Tomato Growers Lose Millions Thanks to False FDA Warning, Courts' Failure to Act
What happens when a food's link to salmonella is proven false? Nothing.
Leftist Students Shouted 'F*ck You B*itch' at the Gay Director of a Pro-Trans Movie, Boys Don't Cry
Reed College dean chides students for heckling, interrupting speaker Kimberly Peirce
The PizzaGate Gunman's Paranoid Rescue Fantasy Comes from a Long American Tradition
And that tradition hasn't been confined to the fringe.
Cuban Dissident Artist 'El Sexto' Has Been Sitting in Jail For Disrespecting Fidel Castro
Even with free health care and education, some Cubans are still willing to risk their life for free expression.
A Quarter of Transgender People Report Restroom Confrontations
New poll gives insight in what has become a national debate.
Can Egg Producers Recover from November's Great Fall?
Large farms have been stung by two recent setbacks. What's next?
Robert Ford Killed Jesse James—Or At Least That's What They Want You to Believe
Friday A/V Club: Jesse James trutherism
So This Is (Your Annual War on) Christmas
Maybe Santa should just put everybody on the 'naughty' list and be done with it.
FDA Salt Guidance Could Kill More People Than It Saves
Treat people as individuals not just as members of an undifferentiated public health herd
4 Incredibly Dumb Ways the Government Is Spending Your Money to Punish People for Having Sex
And making a mess of civil liberties and people's lives in the process
Movie Review: Jackie
Natalie Portman in a stillborn bio-snippet from the Kennedy years.
LGBT Lives Are Better Than Ever, Yet The Culture War Grows Louder
In the future, everybody's religious beliefs will be newsworthy for 15 minutes.
