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The Shocking Poignance of Kanye West's <i>Yeezus</i> AP

The Shocking Poignance of Kanye West's Yeezus

Could his most abrasive release yet actually be a sweet fable about true love?

The Civilizational Significance of Zombies Paramount

The Civilizational Significance of Zombies

Independent of its film adaptation, Max Brooks's 2006 novel World War Z is high literature: a case study in what mankind gains when forced to confront annihilation.

The Only Good Reason to Ban Steroids in Baseball: To Prevent an Arms Race AP / Kathy Willens

The Only Good Reason to Ban Steroids in Baseball: To Prevent an Arms Race

A philosophy scholar investigates six dumb lines of logic—and one really compelling one—for opposing performance-enhancing drug use among MLB players.

<i>Man of Steel</i>'s Lois Lane Is a 'Modern' Heroine&mdash;Just Like the Lois Lanes Before Warner Bros.

Man of Steel's Lois Lane Is a 'Modern' Heroine—Just Like the Lois Lanes Before

Reading the scholarly literature on how changing ideas about women have affected the leading ladies of Superman

<i>Mad Men</i>: 'Who Is Don Draper?' Becomes 'Who Is Bob Benson?' AMC

Mad Men: 'Who Is Don Draper?' Becomes 'Who Is Bob Benson?'

Our roundtable discusses the 11th episode of the sixth season.

Kanye, Dinosaurs, and Rape Jokes: The Week's Best Pop-Culture Writing Jurassic Park

Kanye, Dinosaurs, and Rape Jokes: The Week's Best Pop-Culture Writing

The most intriguing articles about entertainment we've come across in the past seven days

Is LeBron James a Non-Factor in the NBA Finals ... or the Deciding Factor? AP / Lucy Nicholson

Is LeBron James a Non-Factor in the NBA Finals ... or the Deciding Factor?

And with three games left in the series, can the Spurs make a final push past a resurgent Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh?

<i>Man of Steel</i>: The <i>Dark Knight</i>-ification of Superman Warner Bros.

Man of Steel: The Dark Knight-ification of Superman

The reboot, from director Zack Snyder and co-writer Christopher Nolan, is thoughtful, ambitious—and less fun than it might have been.

<i>Arrested Development</i>'s Homophobia, Racism, and Church-Bashing: Too Far? Netflix

Arrested Development's Homophobia, Racism, and Church-Bashing: Too Far?

A conversation about the show's sometimes-hilarious, sometimes-queasy identity politics

Why the West Loves Sci-Fi and Fantasy: A Cultural Explanation Warner Bros.

Why the West Loves Sci-Fi and Fantasy: A Cultural Explanation

The world's largest film industry—that'd be India's—is largely barren of the superhero and spaceship films that dominate Hollywood. What, exactly, accounts for the difference?

When the U.S. Open Was Truly Open&mdash;to Amateur Golfers AP

When the U.S. Open Was Truly Open—to Amateur Golfers

The last time a non-pro made a deep run at the Open was in 1971, when college golfer Jim Simons almost earned a spot in a playoff alongside Jack Nicklaus and Lee Trevino.

The Museum That Turned Its Lobby Into a Flea Market MAD

The Museum That Turned Its Lobby Into a Flea Market

New York's Museum of Arts & Design recent "Take One / Leave One" exhibit showed what happens when the visitors get to play curator.

Bud Selig's Misguided, Last-Minute Push Against Steroids in Baseball AP

Bud Selig's Misguided, Last-Minute Push Against Steroids in Baseball

Major League Baseball's soon-to-retire commissioner may have seriously damaged his own legacy by escalating the BioGenesis scandal.

A Less-Noticed, More-Influential Reason Writers Write: To Talk Graphia

A Less-Noticed, More-Influential Reason Writers Write: To Talk

The human desire for conversation often gets left out of the discussion about how the Internet has empowered amateur writers.

All Right, Fine, Phil Jackson Is One of the Greatest NBA Coaches Ever AP / Chris Carlson

All Right, Fine, Phil Jackson Is One of the Greatest NBA Coaches Ever

The legendary Bulls and Lakers leader's new book finally enlightened me to Jackson's lifelong dedication to the game—and to the logic behind his pop-Zen mumbo-jumbo.

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