POP CULTURE
'Mars Attacks!' Was the Disaster Movie That Ravaged Disaster Movies
'Mars Attacks!', which is about to turn 20, came out the same year as many other big-budget disaster movies, but the cult classic couldn't be more different from its rivals.
The Radical Fashion Designers Behind Solange's 'A Seat at the Table'
We spoke with some of the world's most adventurous designers to learn the stories behind Solange's game-changing music videos for "Cranes in the Sky" and "Don't Touch My Hair."
How Lady Gaga Became the First Digi-Glam Superstar
Read this remixed excerpt from Simon Reynolds's book 'Shock and Awe: Glam Rock and Its Legacy.'
How the Most Bizarre and Offensive Reality TV Show of All Time Got Made
FOX's 'The Swan' chronicled 16 women as they underwent extensive plastic surgery and weeks of intensive therapy. Over a decade later, the key players involved with the reality TV show look back at what made the show so particularly surreal.
How 'Marie Antoinette' Helped Me To Be a Teenage Girl
Not many people rate the film that tanked compared to 'The Virgin Suicides' and 'Lost In Translation', but it's a cult classic Sofia Coppola should be praised for.
What We Can Learn from the Satanic Panic of the 1980s
We caught up with the team behind the surprise hit, 'Satanic Panic: Pop-Cultural Paranoia in the 1980s,' about our obsession with the devil.
Beyonce's 'Lemonade' Is an Anthem for the Retribution of Black Women
When life gives you lemons, make 'Lemonade.'
Why Isn't Pop Culture Better at Talking About Climate Change?
Some of the best art of the past year tackles major social issues like racism and surveillance. So why don't more TV shows and movies take on climate change?
Realistic Asian-Americans Have Finally Arrived on TV
Aziz Ansari's new Netflix series Master of None confirms we're in the golden age of Asian-American representation in Hollywood.
How to Enjoy Pop Culture When You're Black
It's easy to write off pop cultural racism as "just a joke." But if we ignore small microaggressions, then we ignore how they create a larger picture of anti-black racism in society today.
Are We Done Hating The Kardashians?
Have the tides finally turned for pop culture’s sacrificial lambs?
Miley Cyrus Has Launched a Homeless LGBT Charity Because She’s Awesome
For the last two years, parents have been saying "think of the children!" about Miley's music videos. Now Miley is now saying the same about America's homeless youth population and LGBT communities.