what we learned in 2014
What We Learned About Australia in 2015
Mostly Australia lived up to its global reputation as the world's largest trailer park.
What We Learned About Rape Culture in 2014
The term "rape culture" is a neat shorthand people use when acknowledging that we, as a society, enable, excuse, and even encourage rape in myriad, overlapping, often immensely complicated ways.
What We Learned About Sex in 2014
Technology is changing the way we have sex, "rosebudding" is a thing, the British government can't handle face-sitting, and everybody likes butts.
All the Books I Read in 2014
You might think literature is a dying art, but there are more books now than ever. This year the stacks on stacks piled up around me. Here's a list, in chronological order, of what I read.
2014 Was a Desperate Year for UK Celebrities
Being "famous" now apparently means humiliating yourself over and over like you're a perpetual game show contestant.
Los Angeles Sucked and Ruled in 2014
Our police aren't always as racist as we thought, wealthy Westsiders are responsible for our whooping cough epidemic, and there are apparently ways to get around town besides driving. Oh, and the Lakers still suck.
2014 Was a Great Year to Be a Geek
A look back at the year's best comics, board games, webseries, and gadgets.
Five Things Men Utterly Ruined for Me in 2014
Sexism's had a strong year, so let's look back with misty eyes at all the misogyny and reactionary weirdness from horrible dude-bros.
The Internet in 2014 Was Basically Just Hackers, Misogynists, and Kim Kardashian’s Ass
Remember when the internet used to be fun?
New York Got Richer, Weirder, and Angrier in 2014
The rent stayed high, hip-hop stayed strange, the police stayed awful, and a lot of people wanted Taylor Swift to stay away.
Climate Change Got Worse in 2014, but Did People Get Better?
The world went on getting warmer this year, but there is now a glimmer of hope that people might be realizing how bad the situation has become.
What We Learned About Geopolitics in 2014
Whenever the world goes to hell in a family-size hand basket, people act surprised that they keep getting surprised.