criticism

Why True Tori Is One Of The Most Depraved And Irresponsible Shows On TV

Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott's show takes emotional exploitation to new depths. Has reality TV finally gone too far?

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Corinne Tandy: Infectious Disease Buff

ebola myth-buster. skeleton wrangler. fledgling violinist.

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TIME's Inclusion Of "Feminist" On Its Worst Words List Is Disgusting And Irresponsible

One of the most venerable magazines in this country is not just proposing we ban a word, but an ideal.

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A Candid Conversation On The Dubious Merits Of Interstellar 

While America and Neil deGrasse Tyson are lauding Interstellar as a scientific and cinematic triumph, I wish I could get my $12.50 back.

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3 New Words For 'Whore'

Sex and the City's Chris Noth is under fire for calling Carrie Bradshaw a "whore." But the problem isn't him; it's the vernacular.

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Male reporters at the New York Times office circa 1942. Has much changed since then? (Credit: Wikimedia Commons)

Does The New York Times Have A Woman Problem?

A controversial story about Shonda Rhimes has the paper getting flack, once again, for latent sexism and racism in the newsroom.

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Is The Miss America Pageant Proto-Feminist? (No, Seriously)

Journeying down a path toward a new, more inclusive kind of feminism, we're at a crossroads where it's harder to challenge what Miss America is about.

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Oxford Dictionary Sanctions "YOLO," "Amazeballs," "Douchebaggery": Is This The End As We Know It?

According to Oxford, it is also totally kosher to say "hate-watch," "FML" and "SMH." Do we only have ourselves to blame?

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