August 2013 Culture Articles
- "Not Anymore," a Documentary About Syria You Should Watch
- SEC Football Preview: An Inside Guide to the Greatest Football Conference in America
- College Football Week 1 Schedule: Georgia vs. Clemson Will Set Tone For the 2013 Season
- 4 Quirky Bookstores Every Book Lover Must Visit Before They Die
- The One Thing Even the Smartest Man In the World Can't Get Enough Of
- 'I Declare War' Review: For These Children, War is No Game
- The Case of Kolton Houston Shows Everything That's Wrong With the NCAA
- 5 Horror Classics That Will Still Keep You Up At Night
- This Taboo Topic Is Comedy's Final Frontier
- What Your Library Playlist Says About You
- It's Time to Unplug Your Headphones
- 8 Things Every Teacher Does Before the First Day Of School
- Gun Control Debate Misses a Key Fact: Hammers and Clubs Are the Real Threat
- Mad About Alex Rodriguez's Steroid Use? You're Probably a Hypocrite
- NFL Settles in $765 Million Lawsuit So Everyone Will Forget About Concussions
- The Ultimate Vegetarian Guide to American Barbecues
- 200 Years After 'Frankenstein,' Science Fiction Is No Longer a Boys Club
- PolicyMic's Culture Round-Up: 5 Things We’re Looking Forward to in September
- Porn and Football Share a Dangerous Obsession
- George Zimmerman's White Privilege
- Meet Erin Lahman: Foodie, Moped Junkie, & Pundit Of the Week
- The Most Influential Black Thinkers History Has Forgotten
- 4 Classic Movies With Incredible Remakes
- Bastille Frontman Dan Smith on Success, Wild Hair, and Meeting David Lynch
- 5 Things to Put On Your Senior Year Bucket List
- 20 Of the Oxford Dictionaries Online's Weirdest New Words
- Goethe’s Writing Made People Kill Themselves. Literally.
- What Goethe Can Teach You About Managing Your Money
- This Could Be Jeff Bezos' Greatest Legacy At the Washington Post
- Franz Ferdinand Right Album Review: These Jangly Tracks Will Win You Back
- The Top 8 Reasons Why You Should Buy Windows Blue
- Why TV Is Better Naked
- 5 Amazing Goethe Works That Aren't 'Faust'
- The Journalism Revolution Will Be Blogged, By Men
- Baby Names Are Still Black and White
- Why Are Straight Women the Icons For Gay Men?
- Internet Access For All is Not Crucial For Establishing a Democratic Society
- Florence Welch and the 7 Most Memorable Female Voices Of the Past 10 Years
- 6 Insidious Ways Social Media Can Be Used to Silence Women
- 'Game of Thrones' Season 4: An Inside Look At the European Paradise That Looks Like King's Landing
- New Gold iPhone 5S Is Proof Apple Has Finally Run Out Of Ideas
- James Turrell's Guggenheim Exhibit Makes Frank Lloyd Wright Irrelevant
- 468 Easy Steps To Becoming a Full-Fledged Grown Up
- The 9 Most Racist Miley Cyrus Moments
- The Hardest Thing About Being Beautiful in Asia
- 5 Next Generation Video Games That Will Change the Way We Play
- Next Microsoft CEO: 5 People Who Can Replace Steve Ballmer and Make Microsoft a Tech Giant Again
- Artist to Watch: Michael Bernard Fitzgerald's Debut Is Refreshingly Unaffected
- 'Very Recent History' Review: A Time Capsule Of Gay Culture in 2009
- A Brief History Of Teenage Drinking in Hollywood Movies
- 4 Books That Every Young Writer Should Read
- Lamar Odom Drug Binge Leads Reported Split With Khloe Kardashian
- 'Breaking Bad' Season 6: Why Do We Care About Walter White?
- The Shocking Truth About Miley Cyrus' VMA Performance
- 'Kick-Ass 2' Review: Can Hit-Girl Save the Movie From Itself?
- 10 Incredibly Terrifying Facts I Learned From Reddit
- 'Dads' TV Show Controversy: Is This the Last Straw For Racial Stereotypes On TV?
- Millennials Are Too Broke to Start Their Own Farms
- 5 Surprisingly Moving Celebrity Memoirs
- March on Washington 2013: 50 Years Later, We Still Haven't Fully Integrated America
- Miley Cyrus Twerking: Her VMAs Sexcapade Proves She Must Be Stopped
- On Miley Cyrus' X-Rated, Attention-Whoring Teenyboppery From Last Night
- 7 Must-Reads For Any 20-Something Moving Abroad
- Miley Cyrus' VMA Twerking Blurred the Lines of Sexism All Over Again
- 10 Tips That Will Make Your Computer Un-Hackable
- Breaking Bad Season 6: What Should Walter White Do Now?
- Jon Hamm and These 4 Other Actors Would Make a Better Batman Than Ben Affleck
- NSYNC Reunion Video VMAs 2013: Watch Justin Timberlake's Best VMA Moments
- 'Breaking Bad' Season 6 Episode 3 Recap: "Confessions" Blows Everything Up
- MTV VMA Recap: Miley Twerking and All the Highlights Of the Night
- 'Una Noche' Will Show You the Real Cuba
- Why We Can't Compare Israel's New I24 Channel to Al Jazeera — Yet
- 5 Gay-Themed Books That Should Be Taught in Every High School
- How to Solve Sports' Steroids Problem in One Easy Step
- This Author Won $25,000 For a Novel That Publishers Turned Down
- MTV VMAs 2013: We Are Not In Biggie's Brooklyn Anymore
- VMA Nominees 2013: 6 Biggest Music Videos Of the Year
- The 5 Must-Read Series From Today's Hottest Genre
- 13 Facts About the Most Interesting Man In The World
- Class Of 2017: 8 Classes Every College Freshman Should Take
- Holy Overreaction, Batman! Why Ben Affleck Deserves a Chance
- 'Ghost Shark' is the WTF-Worthy Successor to 'Sharknado' You've Been Waiting For
- Xbox One Or Playstation 4? Brand Loyalty Won't Save Microsoft's New Xbox
- The New York Times Predicted the NSA Scandal 30 Years Ago
- Ben Affleck is Batman: How the Heck Did This Happen?
- What the NFL Rulebook Teaches Us About American Government
- Why is the Fashion World So White?
- 'The World's End' Movie Review: Finally, a Summer Movie Worth Seeing
- Meet the Real-Life Power Ranger Keeping Tokyo's Subway Riders Safe
- Delbert Belton's First Attacker Has Been Found — So What's the Motive?
- 'The Butler' Movie Review: Not All Black People Agreed on Civil Rights
- League Of Denial: ESPN Capitulates to NFL Pressure On Player Injuries
- 'The Butler' Movie Review: New Film, Old Stereotypes
- PolicyMic's Culture Round-Up: Meet Our Arts Fellows
- Meet Nate Abrams: Blogger, Musician, & Pundit Of the Week
- 6 Pictures That Prove Russian Cats Get Better Treatment Than Russian Gays
- Here's How Hackers Are Saving the World
- How to Read an Article on the Internet
- Banksy Mural On Sale For $150,000: Graffiti is Officially High Art
- Simon Pegg, 'The World's End' Star Revealed Insider Knowledge During Reddit AMA
- Earl Sweatshirt Doris Review: Hip-Hop's Hangover, Its Moral Bankruptcy, Its Virus
- Wentworth Miller Gay: "Prison Break" Star Comes Out Of the Closet
- LinkedIn University Pages Might Put the Pressure For Jobs Early On High Schoolers
- The Economics Of Hookup Culture
- Networks Don't Think There's An Audience For a Show About Black Teens. Do You?
- Lucy Knisley's Comics Communicate the Millennial Soul
- 19 Ways To Survive Freshman Year
- Free Wi-Fi is Actually Ruining Your Life
- Dear Don Lemon: Your "Do Better, Work Harder" Advice is Crap
- 4 Shocking Things From the Secret Service File On Aaron Swartz
- Family of 13-Year-Old Autistic Boy Disgusted After Receiving This Hate-Filled Anonymous Letter
- Here's How The Onion's Latest Fail Outraged Twitter
- Kelly Clarkson At the Heart Of An International Incident
- LeBron James Got An Illegal Police Escort in Miami, and It's Your Fault
- MTV VMA 2013 Live Blog: Everything You Need to Know
- NSYNC Reunion Performance at 2013 MTV VMAs
- VMA Pre Show: Charlamagne Tha God Kicks Off MTV VMA Hype
- Why This Entrepreneur Wants PolicyMic Pundits to Keep Writing
- Aaron Sorkin Thinks Libertarians Are Impressionable Drunks Who Want to Smoke Weed
- LGBT College Life: The Good, The Bad and The Most Improved
- These Pictures of Fallen Soldiers' Bedrooms Reveal the Truth About Soldiers Who Do Return
- Richard Dawkins and the "New Atheists" Represent the Dark Side of Atheism
- Are These 27 Hit Songs Brilliant Samples Or Shameless Rip Offs?
- 'Ain't Them Bodies Saints' Review: We Always Root For Outlaws
- 'Breaking Bad' Season 6: "Buried" Raises The Stakes
- 6 Famous American Films That You Didn't Know Are Foreign Remakes
- Yes, Sweden, Blackface Is Always Racist
- Did Robin Thicke Steal "Blurred Lines" From Marvin Gaye?
- How George Takei Went From Being a Trekkie to a Gay Rights Hero
- Watch Lady Gaga's "Applause" Music Video
- A Takedown of Ashton Kutcher And Anyone Who Thinks It's "Sexy" to Brag About Yourself On National TV
- 'True Blood' Season 6 Finale Recap: Magic Blood
- Archbishop Of Canterbury Tells Rich Christians to Stop Whining
- Jay Z's 'Picasso Baby' Is Challenging the Definition of High and Low Art
- Latin American Cinema is the Unexpected Remedy For Hollywood Blockbuster Boredom
- Why the Washington Post is More Than Jeff Bezos's Business Investment
- This Chilling New Video Will Stop You From Texting and Driving Ever Again
- Lobsters Feel Every Second Of You Boiling Them Alive
- When Will We See the Next Great Asian Martial Arts Star?
- "We're The Millers" Review: Predictable, Boring, and Super White
- 4 Ways the Internet Revolutionized How We Learn About Music
- The Science Behind Cute Cat Photos
- Facebook is Making You Sad, Lonely, Petty, and Jealous
- The #Instastuds of Instagram Prove Gay Sex Sells, and That's a Good Thing
- Ex-Boy Scouts Form New Organization, With No Icky Gays Allowed
- 7 Musical Artists Who Are Sparking Religious Debate
- WATCH: Google "Literally" Accommodates Joe Biden
- 'The Butler' Movie Review: The Year's First Oscar Movie
- Chris Brown Retiring: To Generate Buzz, Say You're Leaving the Bizz
- Soccer – Not Politics – Will End Racism in Europe
- Summer Fridays Are Screwing Over American Workers
- The 'Steve Jobs' Movie Trailer is Ruining My Favorite Song
- Why Only Letting Women Watch 'Austenland' Is Not Empowering
- Relationship Problems? There’s an App For That
- 7 Bridezillas You'll Find At a Wedding Venue Near You
- PolicyMic's Culture Round-Up: All the Highlights Of the Past 7 Days
- These Brave Girls Are Taking On the Media By Taking Over Times Square
- Jessica Padron: Her Plan to Get Paid For An Unpaid Internship
- The Case for Closing Every American Zoo
- The NSA is No Laughing Matter, But This Video Parody to Protest Its Abuses is
- Zerocoin is like Bitcoin, Except It's Actually Anonymous
- Google Doesn't Expect Privacy On the Internet, and Neither Should You
- Scyld Berry Rascist Remarks: Everyone Calm Down, and Stop Throwing the Term "Racist" Around
- Meet Amirah Mercer: Fashionista, Sociologist, & Pundit Of the Week
- Will Hispanic Moviegoers Save the Film Industry?
- 4 Classic Books That Offer Contemporary Wisdom
- The Studies Are In, and Meatless Mondays Are Good For Everyone
- Hurray! Tina Fey is Planning Her Television Comeback
- If You Really Love Art, Don't Buy It From Amazon
- The Awkward Years Project Teaches Kids That Real Beauty Comes From a Flat Iron
- 'Elysium' Movie Review: Weird Immigration Sub-Plot Kill This Movie
- These Students Are Not Ashamed Of Pole Dancing Their Way Through College
- Starting a Band? Here Are 6 Ways to Use the Web to Get Jammin'
- Kerry Washington's Vanity Fair Cover is Smokin' — But White People Still Might Not Notice It
- Parachute 'Overnight' Album Review: Easy, Breezy, Beautiful
- The Identity of This Sexy Bra Model Will Surprise You
- Meet the Princesses Who Didn’t Get a Happily Ever After
- 8 Beloved Movies That Aren't As Clever As People Think They Are
- DrinkSavvy's Amazing New Anti-Date-Rape Cup Detects Roofies
- Watch These Women Tackle Immigration Reform Like You’ve Never Seen It Done Before
- The Little Mermaid's Ariel is Speaking Up About Equal Pay
- This Gay Sailor's Surprise Proposal at a Naval Base Will Give You the Warm Fuzzies
- Should Women Write About Themselves?
- Watch a Man With OCD Flawlessly Perform a Beautiful Poem About His One True Love
- American Family Association's Bryan Fischer Flies Off the Hook On "Sodomy-Based Marriage"
- Katy Perry's "Roar": 5 Pop Women Who Took Charge Of Their Careers
- Those Who Reject the Art Of Television Are Doomed
- 7 Millennial Entrepreneurs Who Would Make Steve Jobs Proud
- When White Film Characters Go to East Asia, This Happens
- 5 Famous Americans You Never Knew Were Atheists
- Sydney Leathers Gets Six-Figure Deal to Sext On IHookUp
- 6 Teens Killed Themselves After Using This Website
- This Shameless Condom Ad is An Insult to Fatherhood
- iPhone 5S Release Date: Likely September, But Don't Get Too Excited
- ‘True Blood’ Season 6 Episode 9 Recap: R.I.P. to Vamp Camp
- How to Stay Calm On the New York City Subway
- 8 Onscreen Sisters That Give Sisterhood a Bad Name
- Facebook Knows How Often You Stalk Your Ex
- Breaking Bad Recap: "Blood Money" Is the Beginning Of the End
- How Teen Stars Have Changed Since We Were Kids
- Your Contribution to Fund PBS Costs Less Than a Cup Of Coffee
- PGA Tour: Jason Dufner Wins, Is Tiger Woods Still Relevant?
- Moto X Review: New Motorola Smartphone is Pioneering Device
- 6 Reasons Everyone Should Work At Least One Mindless Summer Job
- Here's Why Network TV Ratings Are Tanking With Millennials
- This Amazing Boy Will Give Hope to Anyone Who Thinks Islamophobia is Wrong
- "Elysium" Movie Review: Big on Action, Small On Brains
- "Breaking Bad" Season 6 Premiere: Weird Al Yankovic Gets You Excited
- 6 Hilarious Web Series You Should Be Watching
- 7 Music Videos Directed by Hollywood A-Listers
- “Clear History” Review: Larry David's Latest is Pretty Good
- Outside Lands 2013: The Festival for Classy Music Lovers
- "Sesame Street" Takes On America's Prison Industrial Complex
- The Fate Of Our 4 Favorite Girl Bands From the '90s
- These Two Tech Startups Prove Privacy is a Thing of the Past
- These Real-Life Disney Princesses Will Disturb You
- Israel Hernández-Llach: Famous Miami Artist Killed By Police For Graffiti Art
- 5 Cities That Will Make China the Largest Superpower By 2030
- "Breaking Bad" Final Season: 10 Things to Watch For
- "The Bachelor" Selects Juan Pablo Galavis, First Latino Ever
- This New Bakery Aims to Cheer You Up With Every Cupcake
- Millennial Actors Rock the Stage in New York's Fringe Festival
- What We're All Secretly Trying to Say When We Take a Selfie
- The Vine Video Compilation That Everyone Is Talking About
- Why Do Cosmopolitan White People Love Wishing Me Eid Mubarak?
- Reddit Has Set the Tone For Sloppy Journalism
- Why Abstinence-Only Sex Education Is Dangerous
- Meet Pierce Willans: Politics Junkie, Campaign Fellow, & Pundit Of the Week
- PolicyMic's Culture Round-Up: Introducing Our Exciting Arts Fellows Program
- 6 Brilliant Writers On the Importance Of Keeping a Journal
- Your Heart is in the Right Place, But Boycotting the Olympics Won't Work
- 4 Great Movie Scores You Didn't Know Were By Famous Musicians
- This Black Student's Encounter With Racism Wasn't Unique, But His Reaction Was
- Is This What the End Of Freedom Of the Press Looks Like?
- 7 Invaluable Love Lessons We Learned From the Backstreet Boys
- Note to Justin Bieber: You're Not As Cool As You Think You Are
- Vigilante Justice and Gender-Based Violence: The Gulabi Gang
- 5 NFL Teams That Could Definitely Use New Jerseys
- Ebony Magazine Cover Shows We Can't Give Up On Young Black Men
- 8 Coming-of-Age Films Every Millennial Needs to Watch
- You're Not a Grown-Up Until You Stop Texting Your Mom
- Polyphonic Spree Review: 'Yes It's True' Is the Happiest Album of the Year
- The MPAA's Movie Rating System Is Useless and Needs to Go
- Jay Bilas Twitter Rampage Proves the NCAA Shamelessly Exploits Student Athletes
- Issa Rae's "Awkward Black Girl" is the First Big Move Of a Future Black Star
- Breaking Bad Conveys the Reality of the Drug Trade Better Than U.S. Drug Policy
- What I Learned at PolicyMic That J-School Never Taught Me
- How Capitalism Made Shark Week Suck
- Study Says Night Owls More Likely to Be Psychopaths
- The Most Epically Beautiful Craigslist Missed Connection Of All Time
- Ironically, Riley Cooper and Michael Vick Show the Very Best Of the NFL
- PolicyMic's Picks For Best Songs Of the Summer
- 10 Awesome Tweets from the PolicyMic Community
- Manhattan: The New Suburban Sprawl
- The 8 Funniest Peyton Manning Commercials. Ever.
- Here's How to Grow New Farmers
- Does a 'Hunger Games' Summer Camp Go Too Far?
- 5 Things Religious Fundamentalists Don't Get
- Will We Ever Trust Baseball Again?
- How the Ariel Castro Trial Exposes America's Rape Culture
- Here's What Obama Had to Say on Jay Leno Last Night
- Seth Meyers On "Late Night" Just More Of the Same
- Why Bad TV Succeeds But Good TV Fails
- You Won't Believe What Just Happened On Reddit
- Smoking Is Not a Right
- 5 Netflix Features That We Desperately Need
- The 7 Habits of Highly Healthy People
- 5 Characters Who Prove the Manic Pixie Dream Girl Just Won't Die
- PolicyMic is Seeking 5 Arts Fellows
- 5 Tips to Help You Land An Interview
- 4 Real World Skills Learned Working in the Theater
- Maxwell's Hoboken Closing: The End Of An Era
- Amy Schumer Proves That Girls Can Handle Gross Out Humor Just Fine
- MLB Suspensions List: 13 Baseball Players Busted For PEDs
- Who Does Desiree Hartstock Pick? The Sad Reality Of 'The Bachelorette' Season Finale
- Johnny Manziel Investigation is the Last Straw: NCAA Needs to Pay its Student-Athletes
- 5 'Orange is the New Black' Stars Who Got Their Start in Theater
- "2 Guns" Movie Review: A Few Bullets Short Of a Full Clip
- Mumford & Sons Just Dropped the Funniest Music Video Of the Year
- Does Nostalgia Change the Way We Feel About the Past?
- 7 TV Characters That Created New Archetypes
- Everything You Need to Know About Biking in NYC
- The Lindsay Lohan Effect: Why Child Stars Always Fall From Grace
- 'Magic Mike' Can't Save Broadway
- 11 Best Quotes From 'Orange is the New Black'
- Shark Week: 6 Biggest Lies We've All Been Made to Believe About Sharks
- The Definitive Reasons Why the U.S. Can't Get Into Soccer
- 5 Common Reasons Why People Hate Woody Allen, But Really Shouldn't
- How to Survive a D.C. Summer If You're Not Interested in Politics
- Will Saturday Night Live Survive Their All-Star Exodus?
- Sarah Thomas: One Woman is About to Change NFL History
- Russian Olympics Could Pose a Danger to Gay Athletes and Tourists
- Online Classes are Risky — And That's a Good Thing
- "True Blood" Season 6 Episode 8 Recap: "Dead Meat"
- Avicii's New Album Mixes Country and Electronic Dance Music for First Time Ever
- NYC Summer Concerts: 5 Best Shows Happening This Week (8/5-8/11)
- 3 Steps to An Unguessable Password
- EA Sports Can't Use College Athletes in Video Games Without Paying Them Anymore
- Ellen DeGeneres is a Safe Pick to Host the 2014 Oscars
- What It's Like to Attend Ansan Valley Rock Festival As An American in Korea
- Jimmy Fallon and The Roots's "Blurred Lines" Cover Still Sucks
- 5 Ways To Make Shark Week Watchable
- Cheryl Boone Isaacs is the Academy Award's First African-American Female President
- Stop Banning "Offensive" Words — We're Starting to Run Out!
- The Cuckoo's Calling: Rowling Donates Her Royalties to Charity
- 'Only God Forgives' Needs To Be Forgiven
- Picasso Baby Video: Watch Jay Z's New Art Film
- 25 Disney Characters Who Taught Us Life Lessons
- Could LeBron James Have Been a Star in the NFL?
- Shea Allen's Blog Post is Stupidity, Not "Transparency"
- 'To Kill a Mockingbird''s Copyright Fight is An Important Lesson For All Writers
- Want to Feel Insulted, Ladies? The "Hey Fattie" App is For You
- 3 Easy Ways Anyone Can Learn to Code
- 15 Cartoon Characters You Didn't Know Were Voiced by Famous Actors
- The Internet is Making Mormons Turn on Their Faith
- 7 Famous Books That Were Passed Over by Publishers
- Dear Celebrities: You Don't Need Our Money, So Get Off Kickstarter
- Tech N9nes's Rap About Sexual Assault Opens Door for Honesty
- The McDonald's Wage War is a Question Of Human Rights
- Should the NFL Care That 20-Year Old Johnny Manziel is Acting Like a 20-Year Old?
- America Survived Partying Like a Rock Star and it Will Survive Hip Hop Thug Life As Well
- Dunkin' Donuts Cashes In On the Cronut Craze
- Cats Rule Everything Around Me: Why Kitties Run the Internet
- A Homeless Man Enters the Subway – What Happens Next is Something Even New Yorkers Have Never Seen
- The New Beauty Secret? Covering Your Face in Bird Poop
- Ellen DeGeneres Is Hosting the Oscars, and the Backlash Has Already Begun
- East San Antonio Has Become a Girl Zone
- Lollapalooza 2013: 5 Acts to Watch For This Weekend
- Polandball: The World's Most Sophisticated Subreddit
- "Blurred Lines" Isn't As Blurry As Everyone Is Making It
- Yale's Sexual Assault Policies Highlight An Educational System in Need Of Reform
- PolicyMic's Culture Round-Up: August, the Culture Section Is Ready For You
- GoldieBlox is Teaching Girls to Build Their Own World
- 'Sharknado' Will Be in Theaters August 2
- In Honor Of Its 32nd Birthday, MTV's 32 Most Iconic Moments
- 8 Ways 'Orange is the New Black' is Breaking TV Barriers
- Robin Thicke Album Review: Blurred and Boring
- How We Should Treat the Football Star Who Just Called 67% Of the NFL the N-Word
- Mackenzie Rosman Maxim: Why Is Stripping Down a Rite of Passage for Female Child Stars?
- 'Asian Girlz' Video: You Will Never See A More Racist And Offensive Video Than This
- Income Equality in New York City Now As Bad As Sierra Leone
- Rolling Stone's Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Cover Doubled Sales, and It's Our Fault
- Why Do We Boycott 'Ender's Game' But Give Roman Polanski An Oscar?
- 3 Leaders Who Will Change Your Perception Of Young Black Men
- Quit Smoking, Make More Money
- Having a Baby Alone is the Bravest Choice a Woman Can Make
- 5 Common Misconceptions About Counting Calories
- 'The Smurfs 2' Review: One Of the Best Films I've Seen All Year
- Young Players Are the Silver Lining in Baseball's Steroid Cloud
- Rashida Jones and Rob Lowe Won't Grace Us On 'Parks and Recreation' Season 6
- An Open Letter to Robin Thicke From a Longtime Fan Who Wants Nothing to Do With Him Anymore
- Zynga Ludicrously Claims "Bang With Friends" Violates Its Copyrights
