Marriage is all over the headlines these days. First, an anniversary: Earlier this week, Marcia Hams and Susan Shepherd celebrated ten years of legal marriage. In May 2004, after a years-long legal battle, they were the first and only people in line at City Hall in Cambridge, Massachusetts, ready to to receive a marriage license. […]
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Why Grayson Would Make Perfect Opponent to Gowdy on Benghazi Committee
Many progressives have argued for a Democratic boycott of the House Select Committee to Investigate Benghazi, but that would be a colossal error.Â
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Jack Bauer Lives Another Day. The Question Is: ‘Why?’
Why has Fox’s pro-torture, 24 TV series not been put out of our misery?
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Food TV’s Sadistic Glee
Competitive cooking shows and our yearning for what we dare not eat
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Stephen Colbert Isn’t the Only One With a Fictional Character
If you hear a conservative complaining about Colbert replacing Letterman, he’s probably just pretending.
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Glorious, Ghastly News
The media’s journey from mass to niche to our own personal information snowflake. Â
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As Good As It Gets for Oscar
This year was the prototype of what’s probably the best that can be expected of the Academy Awards.
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Johnny Who?
Here’s Jimmy Fallon, the first late-night host too young to have worshipped Carson. Â
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Falling Down the Rabbit Hole of NYC’s Lena Dunham Obsession
It’s a dark place.
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Rape on TV—More Than Just a Plot Twist
Producers often use sexual assault to heighten drama, but depictions of sexual violence offer a greater opportunity to educate viewers.
