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Why Does Will Smith Keep Making Sad Movies?
Collateral Beauty is the latest in a string of depressing films starring the Hollywood megastar.
America Is Not Prepared for President @RealDonaldTrump
Donald Trump's Twitter account has an enormous amount of power, and an unlimited capacity to troll the country.
Cuban Humor Owes Everything to Fidel Castro
Most Americans don't realize this, but 'el Líder Máximo' was the inspiration for—and butt of—a lot of very excellent jokes.
Andrew W.K. on Clarity
Not allowing ourselves to float aimlessly throughout life in a cloudy daze is an unquestionably hard challenge, but one we owe ourselves to face head on.
People Are Having Less Sex After the US Election
Will we ever have sex again with a "pussy grabber" in the White House?
How Marijuana Won the US Election
Weed did well at the polls, but the national picture is a murky one as Donald Trump—not necessarily a traditional drug warrior but very much a law-and-order guy—makes his way to the White House.
Funny Writers of Color Are Finally Being Taken Seriously
Paul Beatty's Man Booker-winning novel 'The Sellout' is part of a new wave of very funny, very serious literary works.
Why the Codependency Myth of Drug Addiction Needs to Die
The dubious idea that we might "enable" our partners or loved ones suffering from addiction lingers—despite being unscientific and straight-up harmful.
The WikiLeaks Emails Show How a Clinton White House Might Operate
The emails and their aftermath show just how difficult it will be for Hillary Clinton to get things done from the White House
'Game of Thrones' Is Even Whiter Than You Think
By not including people of color in major roles, George R.R. Martin is creating a whiter medieval world than our own ever was.
Bob Dylan Is the Perfect Nobel Winner
As a translator of one Nobel Prize contender and the former student of another, I'm not outraged. In fact, I think he's is the perfect choice.