Jordan Peele Challenges Golden Globes Classifying ‘Get Out’ As a Comedy: ‘What Are You Laughing At?’
The director had no input in submitting the film to the HFPA in the comedy category and explained why he felt no genre could do it justice.
The Digital Ruins of a Forgotten Future
Second Life was supposed to be the future of the internet, but then Facebook came along. Yet many people still spend hours each day inhabiting this virtual realm.
Opinion | Why Men Aren’t Funny
The post-Louis C.K. reckoning is actually the best thing to happen to comedy in a long time.
Why All the Comedy Men Are So Awful
It's not funny anymore.
Behind the Hype of ‘Lab-Grown’ Meat
Some folks have big plans for your future. They want you—a burger-eatin’, chicken-finger-dippin’ American—to buy their burgers and nuggets grown from stem cells. One day, meat eaters and vegans might…
The Weinstein Moment and the Trump Presidency
The producer and other powerful men are facing repercussions for their alleged abusive behavior. Will the President?
Don’t Let Female Creators Be Collateral Damage When Male Abusers Go Down
It was Thanksgiving 2015. We were home for a much-appreciated break from trying to break into Hollywood; so far we had amassed a successful YouTube channel and the possibility of…
She Warned of ‘Peer-to-Peer Misinformation.’ Congress Listened.
Renee DiResta has been tracking disinformation on Facebook and other sites since the anti-vaccine movement. Congress turned to her for the grilling of tech executives.
Re-defining Manhood | Kevin Powell
As I’ve watched the Weinstein saga unfold, I cannot help but think of my mother. As I’ve watched the Harvey Weinstein saga unfold these past few weeks, and the stunning…
The dirty secrets of Hollywood’s golden age
Karina Longworth’s podcast began as a calling card. It was an overnight success