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The Legacy of Janet Jackson's Boob
Reading the scholarly literature on the 10th anniversary of Nipplegate
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AP Why Is Sweden So Good at Pop Music?
Reading the scholarly literature in honor of an Ace of Base anniversary
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The Heat's Subtly Radical Portrayal of Policewomen
Reading the scholarly literature on Hollywood's weirdly narrow ideas about female cops
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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
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The 70s Were Unkind to Real-Life Mad Men
Reading the scholarly literature on the Watergate-era backlash against advertising
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Sorry, Syracuse: Why the 'Hot Hand' in Basketball (Maybe) Isn't a Real Thing
Reading the scholarly literature on shooting streaks
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The Psychology of Rooting for the Guy With the (Fake) Dead Girlfriend
Reading the scholarly literature on the power of a good underdog story, in light of the Manti Te'o hoax
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Carrie Bradshaw: Feminist, Chauvinist, and ... Indian Captive in Paris?
Reading the scholarly literature on the beloved, perplexing heroine of 'Sex and the City'
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The Anthropological Reason It Feels Weird to Dance to Brubeck's 'Take Five'
Reading the scholarly literature on Dave Brubeck's funky time signatures
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At Its Core, the 'Twilight' Saga Is a Story About ________
A field guide to the many, many intellectual movements that have laid claim to 'Twilight'
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Great Emancipator or Creepy Slob? Historic Portrayals of Abraham Lincoln
"He has most unwarrantably abused the privilege which all politicians have of being ugly."
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'The League': Fantasy-Football Hilarity or Commentary on Masculinity?
Well, both. Here's the scholarly literature on fantasy-football dude-bonding.
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Big Bird: The Most American Muppet on Sesame Street?
Reading the literature on Big Bird's job prospects
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Time Travel in 'Looper': Dubious, but Not for the Reason You Might Think
Reading the scholarly theories on going back in time—which, by the way, might be possible
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Maroon 5's Falsetto Singing: An Act of Cultural Defiance (?!)
Reading the scholarly literature on dudes singing high notes
