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This country still has a future.
Scouring the details of a grade school picture.
On Marvel Assistant Editor’s Month, a mid-1980s run of surprisingly risky and relatively experimental comic books.
How will American pop culture recover from half a decade—or more—of Trump fixation?
1949 was a strange year for all of us.
We see ourselves in Calvin and Hobbes, both as children in the past and as adults today.
Even the most glib and superficial mass pop art protest artifacts from the 1960s overpower what we have today.
Joe Sinnott, Al Milgrom, Kyle Baker, and Steve Englehart's take on Tigra focused on the existential tug of war between Greer Nelson and her strange alter ego.
On Andrew Dice Clay's The Day the Laughter Died, an oft-overlooked experimental comedy album.
Are explanations eventually provided for these characters’ motivations? No. Is it fun? Absolutely.
Memories of movie theaters past, from art deco to loads blown in Times Square.
Nothing built by humans lasts forever.
Unconventional toys of the 80s proved that even innocuous trinkets could symbolize a revolt against mainstream standards.
Entertainment Weekly's build your own Avenger game is depressingly accurate.
A step-by-step guide to going viral by writing the hottest takes under the sun.
The young have long been killing the old.
When it comes to the Coronavirus, are you a Carrie, Miranda, Samantha, or Charlotte?
The rich come from a long line of bloodsuckers.
Once you get it, it's hard to get rid of.
Specimens aligned, action!
The differences are complexly interwoven with the similarities.
On this Turkey Day, give thanks to one of the few famous men worth celebrating.
Yes, it took three years before any panelist brought up a breadbox on the show.
The legendary director talks with Henry Fonda about his (probably apocryphal) relationship with Wyatt Earp.
The actor talks about his controversial Playboy interview, being in the marines, and "searching for masculinity" before entering the film industry.
On Naveena Shine's 2013 documented attempt to become a "breatharian"—a person who nourishes themselves with air and light rather than food.
A new angle! And he's got sunglasses on!
She had fun!
An early appearance at the beginning of her film career.
Mirren and Cavett discuss smoking and the difference in acting out a lie and telling the truth.