August 2021 Culture Articles
- 'Jeopardy!' finally got rid of Mike Richards, for real this time
- China is limiting kids to 3 hours of video games per week, hoping to curb addiction
- 12 albums that saved our summer in purgatory
- Kanye West's 'DONDA' rollout ended just as it started: a mess
- Yung Baby Tate's star skyrocketed as she sheltered in place — but fame outside feels different
- Aaliyah fan sites helped maintain her legacy when red tape kept her music off streaming services
- What was Kanye thinking by bringing out DaBaby and Marilyn Manson?
- Princess Diana is finally getting the retrospective she deserves
- The Bob Ross documentary shows the dark side of happy accidents
- A 17-year-old swimmer broke her own record to win the USA's first Paralympic gold
- It never really was about blood or Satan when it came to Lil Nas X hate
- Kanye's 'DONDA' Stem Player is equally ambitious and mysterious
- 'In the Same Breath' offers a rare glimpse of life in Wuhan at the beginning of the pandemic
- OnlyFans' porn ban reversal shows complexity of the creator platform relationship
- The 'Nevermind' baby is suing Nirvana for child sexual exploitation
- Mayim Bialik's history of science skepticism makes her a bizarre choice for 'Jeopardy!'
- Your Marvel A-listers aren't friends with anyone but the bag
- World-famous musician nabs a sweet job at Taco Bell
- A sex worker on the dangers of OnlyFans' porn ban: "Not all of them will make it"
- Beanie Feldstein said she probably would have made the same choices as Monica Lewinsky in the Clinton affair
- Jay-Z and Beyonce’s Basquiat controversy illustrates the complexity of Black wealth
- ‘Sex and the City’ is diversifying its cast — about 20 years too late
- The 6 best men's shoes to wear without socks
- Kendrick Lamar's next album will be his last with Top Dawg Entertainment, as it should be
- The R. Kelly trial paints a sinister portrait of the allowances of fame and patriarchy
- Mike Richards has resigned from the 'Jeopardy!' job he gave himself
- Lorde is serving us anti-pop star realness
- The 9 best Black podcasts that will get you laughing, thinking, and thriving
- OnlyFans is banning X-rated content, abandoning the sex workers who made the platform popular
- Should cis women get to be Drag Race contenders?
- R. Kelly’s trial is a traumatic examination of a ruthless predator
- Attention rich white women: You’re cordially invited to sail with Goop
- Are Kanye's 'Donda' diversions building hype or eroding interest?
- Facebook draws the line at bullying Lizzo, apparently
- Anderson .Paak just made his wishes very clear regarding posthumous releases
- Open Mic: What to make of the child sexual abuse allegations against Bob Dylan
- Nicki Minaj won't be able to escape her husband's past with tweets and hit records
- Dominic West is too hot to play Prince Charles in 'The Crown'
- Talking about Naomi Osaka's tears misses the point
- In this house, we do not tolerate Lizzo slander
- World-class breakdancers are gearing up to become Olympic athletes in 2024
- The 10 best leather messenger bags
- The 8 best hiking shirts for hot weather
- The 9 best men's shorts for hot weather
- Cameron Diaz quitting Hollywood to "feel whole" is such a flex
- Lizzo and Cardi B serve Herculean realness on "Rumors"
- Jamie Spears has finally resigned as Britney's conservator
- Megan Thee Stallion made a compelling case for strict boundaries
- These Delta Variant memes are the comedic relief we need
- Marlon Wayans’s dramatic era starts now
- This year's festivals aren't the post-pandemic escape we hoped for
- 'Jeopardy!' tried to please everyone and wound up pleasing no one
- Batman's sidekick Robin dates dudes, and it's no big deal!
- 'The White Lotus' is the searing satire on wealth we deserve
- This is how men like Johnny Depp come back
- Olympic medalist Brittney Reese on shattering records, building a legacy, and cashing in
- On season 5 of 'Rick and Morty,' the future is certainly female
- When it comes to paying comic book writers, Marvel is the real villain
- Nas ages a little too gracefully on ‘King’s Disease II’
- Why do we still not know what Asian hate looks like?
- Give the ‘Jeopardy’ job to literally anyone other than that boring white man
- Of course DaBaby deleted his half-assed apology to the LGBTQ community
- The 12 best leather sneakers for men
- The 4 best walking sandals for men
- The 10 best men's flip flops with arch support
- Kanye West knew what we wanted to see and blinded us with it
- This video of Britney Spears getting her first iPad is the greatest thing you’ll see all week
- In 'Cooking with Paris,' Hilton is yet again in on the joke
- Will ‘Impeachment: American Crime Story’ finally do the Monica Lewinsky story justice?
- In a #FreeBritney era, will we treat Olivia Rodrigo differently?
- HIV awareness organizations tell DaBaby how to transform from “adversary to advocate”
- Honestly just give Rihanna all the money
- Triumph and trauma collide on Isaiah Rashad's 'The House Is Burning'
- More assholes on airplanes should be duct taped to their seats
- The Green Knight is a piercing masterpiece about what makes a hero
- On 'Happier Than Ever,' Billie Eilish examines her life under the microscope of celebrity
- What happens when The Weeknd is too much for Abel Tesfaye to handle?
- Matt Damon would like your forgiveness now
- Billie Eilish hates that her body distracts from her music
- DaBaby isn't done being wrong — and it's costing him his career
- 49 clever things under $30 that make life way easier
