Stan Lee Would Like a Black Panther Franchise
If only Marvel would oblige : “Oh I’d be happy if they add the Black Panther and maybe Dr. Strange,” Lee told I Am Rogue during a recent interview. As for which characters he’d like to see get their...
View ArticleBrit Marling On Sexual Assault As a Default Obstacles for Heroines
io9 has a great interview with Brit Marling , the writer and star of low-budget sci-fi movie Sound of My Voice , which, as I told y’all on Friday, I liked very much . I wanted to pull out part of the...
View ArticleMy Advice to ABC’s ‘Revenge’: Quit While You’re Ahead
Last night’s Revenge brought us yet more twists and turns in ABC’s monumentally and fantastically soapy drama—don’t worry, I won’t tell you what happened—leading me to wonder when they’re going to be...
View ArticleGiving Offense v. Causing Harm, In Art and Everywhere Else
Novelist Chuck Wendig wrote a post on the difference between being offensive and being mean last week that I think is worth reading in its entirety, but I wanted to pull out this section of it: I...
View ArticlePasha Adam: Weeds Season 8 Premiere, ‘Messy’
After years of acknowledging how damaging Nancy is to those around her, Season 8 looks to be the season Weeds finally calls Nancy out on her culpability. Read More...
View ArticleMary Killman: Welcome to My Synchronized Life
My name is Mary Killman, and I am half of the U.S. Olympic Duet for Synchronized Swimming
View ArticleJosh Levy: After SOPA: A Declaration of Internet Freedom
Without the freedom to express and share what we want, our laptops, tablets and phones would be little more than 21st-century television sets. Read More... More on Tablets
View ArticleLouis C.K. Deletes Daniel Tosh Tweet, Explains It On ‘The Daily Show’
I’m relieved to know that I can apparently go back to thinking of Louis C.K. as the person I thought he was—though with some newly-acquired doubts about his taste in comedy—after his appearance on The...
View ArticleMedia Matters staff: Jon Stewart On Fox Providing "Context" For Edited Obama...
On The Daily Show , Jon Stewart lampooned Fox & Friends' latest attempt to continue the dishonest narrative based on President Obama's recent comments by purporting to provide more context to...
View ArticleThe Longform Guide to Uncooperative Subjects
Every weekend, Longform shares a collection of great stories from its archive with Slate . For daily picks of new and classic nonfiction, check out Longform or follow @longform on Twitter
View ArticleMonty Python’s Flying Olympic Opening Ceremony
Would it be the Fawlty Towers of Olympic Ceremonies? Would the spirit of Benny Hill invade the turf
View ArticleHermit Kingdom vs. House of Mouse
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has broken from family tradition by appearing publicly with his wife , Ri Sol-ju. The happy couple attended an amusement park opening ceremony and a concert featuring...
View ArticleRomney’s World
Mitt Romney’s not-so-excellent adventure abroad (“ Romneyshambles ,” the Brits are calling it) has been many things: shabby, hilarious, scandalous, an enlivening hoot to a dreary election season. One...
View ArticleElections a rich source for 'Campaign' director Jay Roach
Elections a rich source for ' Campaign ' director Jay Roach. August 9, 2012 By Michael Leave a Comment.
View ArticleThe Longform Guide to Takedowns
Every weekend, Longform shares a collection of great stories from its archive with Slate . For daily picks of new and classic nonfiction, check out Longform or follow @longform on Twitter.
View ArticleProg Spring, the New New Deal, and the Best Vegan Ice Cream
“ Prog Spring : The brief rise and inevitable fall of the world’s most hated pop music,” by David Weigel. Weigel’s opus explores the overstuffed, visionary madness of progressive (“prog”) rock. In...
View ArticleSo You’re Going to Mine Asteroids? Oh, Really.
Eric Anderson co-founded space tourism company Space Adventures in 1998, and in 2010 launched Planetary Resources to develop the technology to "expand Earth's natural resource base." Planetary...
View ArticleFrom ‘Key & Peele,’ Obama’s Anger Translator Takes On Mitt Romney’s Finances
I have to admit that, in a week full of absolute ridiculousness in politics, I’m feeling refreshed by the return of my favorite political joke of the cycle, Key & Peele ‘s skits about Luther,...
View Article‘Little Mosque’ Hits Hulu
After six seasons, the CBC hit series Little Mosque on the Prairie finally closed up shop earlier this year, but it’s got a new lease on life on Hulu, which is releasing it as simply Little Mosque ....
View ArticleShonda Rhimes Sells A Comedy From ‘Awkward Black Girl’ Creator Issa Rae to ABC
Since my readers introduced me to Issa Rae’s web series The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl , I’ve wished someone would give Rae, whose biting, original, low-budget show has earned her a...
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