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April 18, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Is Scarlett Johansson Too White for Anime?
The outrage prompted by her role in "Ghost in the Shell" simplifies Japan and America’s long history of mutual appropriation.
April 18, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
What was the website?
April 18, 2016
MagazineEvan Kindley
Scandal in Bohemia
Jill Lepore uncovers racism and sexual harassment in the life of a Greenwich Village hero.
April 15, 2016
Alex Shephard
Here’s what we know about George Saunders’s first novel, Lincoln in the Bardo.
April 15, 2016
Alex Shephard
The first trailer for the Sundance hit The Birth of a Nation is here.
April 15, 2016
Clio Chang
Edward Snowden’s techno song is dorky but great.
April 15, 2016
Alex Shephard
Season 6 might be the last full season of Game of Thrones.
April 15, 2016
Clio Chang
It Mii: The Rise and Fall of Miitomo
Nintendo's first foray into social networking is a nostalgic failure.
April 14, 2016
Alex Shephard
James Cameron may or may not finally start making Avatar sequels, but will definitely keep talking about making them.
April 14, 2016
Alex Shephard
President Obama got screeners of Game of Thrones just because he’s “the leader of the free world.”
April 14, 2016
Ben Shattuck
Sailor’s Delight
Eric Jay Dolin's latest book, "Brilliant Beacons," is a study of American history through its lighthouses and coastlines.
April 14, 2016
Meaghan Murphy
Orphan Black Returns to Form
April 14, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Kobe’s legacy, in one Vine.
April 14, 2016
Tim Grierson
Sing Street: Dublin Calling
The director of 'Once' goes back to 1980s Dublin for a sweet coming-of-age tale.
April 13, 2016
Alex Shephard
The Black Keys vs. Steve Miller is the fight America deserves in 2016.
April 13, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Watch this cute little Frenchman kick Barcelona out of the Champions League.
April 13, 2016
Alex Shephard
Kobe Bryant’s long goodbye.
April 13, 2016
Joanna Scutts
A Publishing House of Her Own
Blanche Knopf built the reputation of the legendary publisher, but her name was left off the masthead.
April 13, 2016
Tim Grierson
Green Room: Punks vs. Neo-Nazis
Starring Patrick Stewart as a skinhead, Jeremy Saulnier's grimy thriller offers midnight-movie shocks.
April 13, 2016
PodcastTim Grierson, Will Leitch
Grierson & Leitch Episode 12: The Boss, Hardcore Henry, Louder Than Bombs, and Stranger Than Paradise

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