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How Girls' Generation shaped K-pop as we know it
To celebrate their 15th anniversary, the K-pop group Girls' Generation put out their newest album, 'Forever 1.' Today, we're taking a look back at th…
3 years, 6 months ago
Serena's final serve; plus, the Emmys in an era of too much TV
Serena Williams just played her last U.S. Open. In the historic two-plus decades of her tennis career, she's won 23 Grand Slams and four Olympic gold…
3 years, 6 months ago
t.A.T.u's 'All The Things She Said' still runs through our heads
The Russian pop duo t.A.T.u released their smash single "All The Things She Said" 20 years ago this week. To this day, the bop is a queer staple, but…
3 years, 6 months ago
The game has changed for D&D and 'A League of Their Own'
For a long time, Dungeons & Dragons was stereotyped as a game for nerdy young white guys in their parents' basement. But not anymore — the game has e…
3 years, 7 months ago
From cupcakes to private jets, how the quest for status drives culture
What is culture, where does it come from and why does it change? W. David Marx, author of the new book Status and Culture: How Our Desire for Social …
3 years, 7 months ago
Will BeReal just make us BeFake? Plus, A Guidebook To Smell
BeReal may be the hottest new social media app on the market, but can it live up to its promise to be a more authentic alternative to other platforms…
3 years, 7 months ago
Presenting 'Code Switch': The glittering neon universe of 'P-Valley' with Katori Hall
The Starz hit series P-Valley takes audiences to a strip club in a fictional town in the Mississippi Delta. Part soap opera, part Southern Gothic, th…
3 years, 7 months ago
Bad Bunny's dream for Puerto Rico; plus, 'Koshersoul'
Bad Bunny is the biggest pop star in the world, so what does he believe in? Guest host Tracie Hunte and political anthropologist Yarimar Bonilla look…
3 years, 7 months ago
Joyful protests and funny rituals with Reservation Dogs' Dallas Goldtooth
In FX's Reservation Dogs, Dallas Goldtooth plays the character "Spirit" — a Native American warrior in feathers and buckskin who curses and makes dir…
3 years, 7 months ago
Russia's long played with U.S. racial politics. Brittney Griner is the latest example
What does Brittney Griner's hypervisibility as a tall, queer, Black woman have to do with her 9-year sentence in a Russian prison? A lot, according t…
3 years, 7 months ago