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January 4, 2016
Sarah Weinman
Making a Murderer’s Lawyer Hero
Dean Strang wrote a book about a 1917 miscarriage of justice in Milwaukee. The parallels with Steven Avery's case are striking.
January 2, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
I can’t stop watching Making a Murderer.
January 1, 2016
Stuart Prior
Did an English Scientist’s Electrical Experiments Inspire Frankenstein?
December 31, 2015
Alex Shephard
All eight of the books longlisted for the 2015 John Leonard Prize were written by women.
December 31, 2015
Jeet Heer
Wikipedia is dying.
December 31, 2015
Elaine Teng
Quentin Tarantino won a Best Screenplay Oscar for Django Unchained. Now two writers are saying he stole their script.
December 31, 2015
Alex Shephard
George Lucas: “The Star Wars movies are my kids ... and I sold them off to white slavers.”
December 31, 2015
Elizabeth Winkler
This Is the Age of the Power Couple
As women claim more leadership positions, the power couple is becoming a model for modern relationships.
December 31, 2015
Amanda Lotz
Why 2015 Was the Year That Changed TV Forever
December 31, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Babies born at home are 2.4 times likelier to die within the first month of life than babies born in hospitals, new research suggests.
December 31, 2015
Michael Thomsen
The Worrying Rise of Automated Parole
Vending machine-style kiosks are replacing parole officers, which means less rehabilitation work and more surveillance.
December 31, 2015
PodcastMikaela Lefrak
The Year We Started Taking Podcasts Seriously
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
Natalie Zarrelli
Benefits of Thinking Like a Stoner
December 30, 2015
Alex Shephard
Bill Cosby’s trial may include testimony from other women who have accused him of sexual assault.
December 30, 2015
Linda Rodriguez
The History of Farting for Money
How the internet brought about the demise of an illustrious profession.
December 30, 2015
Laura Marsh
Why are people asking Richard Dawkins, inventor of the word “meme,” how a dog should wear pants?
December 30, 2015
Francie Diep
I Took the Baby Deadline Test
A new test tells women how long they will be fertile. But does it work?
December 30, 2015
Jeet Heer
Star Wars Films Are Not About Good vs. Evil. They’re About Bad Parenting.
For all their lofty narratives, the movies are the fruit of a single family tree.
December 30, 2015
Alex Shephard
Karl Knausgaard saw a brain.

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