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2015: Year in Review
December 31, 2015
Will Leitch
Will Leitch’s Top Ten Films of 2015
From Ellis Island to Mars, this year's best movies took us far away.
December 30, 2015
Tim Grierson
Tim Grierson’s Top Ten Films of 2015
First-time directors shone this year.
December 29, 2015
Podcast
Intersection
Intersection Episode 12: Why Is Santa’s Helper Wearing Blackface?
December 28, 2015
Steven Cohen
The Ugly, Offensive Year in Immigration Politics
Xenophobic rhetoric overwhelmed meaningful action to address the reasons migrants are on the move in record numbers.
December 22, 2015
Elaine Teng
Sepp Blatter’s Very Bad Year
As his world began to crumble, the FIFA president rode a wave of delusion to an eventual eight-year ban from the sport.
December 21, 2015
Alex Shephard
Amazon Dominated Nearly Everything This Year
With $100 billion in revenue in sight, Amazon’s terrifying logistical takeover of the world may soon be complete.
December 18, 2015
Suzy Khimm
The Best Bernie Sanders Impressions of the Year
The voice, the passion, and the body language of the Democratic candidate were impossible to ignore.
December 17, 2015
Jamil Smith
Black Protesters Have Reinvigorated Campus Activism
Across the country, student protesters joined the fight for racial progress.
December 16, 2015
Bijan Stephen
The Year in Things We’ve Already Forgotten
From dadbod to manicures, a catalog of subjects we briefly cared about in 2015.
December 15, 2015
Esther Breger
The Most Unforgettable TV Scenes of the Year
The triumph, anger, grief, and the last-minute confessions that stood out on television this year.
December 14, 2015
Laura Reston
The Year in Female Politicians Dealing with Utter Crap
The 114th Congress convened with a record number of women this year, but sexism toward congresswomen and candidates was still rampant.
December 11, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
The Year We All Talked About the Catholic Church
In 2015, Pope Francis generated exactly the culture of dialogue he wanted: all-inclusive and yet notably Catholic.
December 10, 2015
Jeet Heer
The Year in Superheroes
They dominated film, television, and literature—and there's no end to the hold they have on the entertainment industry.
December 9, 2015
Suzy Khimm
The Year the Fight Against Inequality Went Mainstream
Even Republicans are getting in on the act. But the issue's reach is still limited by age-old political realities.
December 8, 2015
Laura Marsh
The Year in Literary Backlash
A guide to books the critics loved and hated in equal measure.
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