May 2015 Culture Articles
- This American City Has the Greatest Hip-Hop Scene You've Never Heard Of
- This Machine Studied Over 10,000 Rap Songs to Do Something No Human Rapper Can
- Watch Jon Stewart Prove Just How Brilliant a Candidate Bernie Sanders Really Is
- Chance the Rapper Just Released the Album We've All Been Waiting For — And It's Amazing
- A$AP Rocky's Inexcusable Rant About Rita Ora Is Misogyny at Its Worst
- 'San Andreas' Proves Why The Rock Is the Biggest Action Star of 2015
- The Story of How Brooklyn Became a Music Mecca Way Before Hipsters
- Kellan Lutz's 'Bullseye' May Be the Stupidest Show Ever Put on Television
- These Female Country Stars Took a Stand Against Sexism in the Music Industry
- Watch This A Capella Group's Incredible Cover of "Chandelier" by Sia
- A Seismologist Tweeted Out All the Problems with The Rock's New Action Movie 'San Andreas'
- 1997 Was the Definitive Year for Your '90s Guilty Pleasures
- Kendrick Lamar Just Nailed the Huge Problem With How We Talk About Race
- Taylor Swift Just Accomplished Something Incredible That Nobody Has Since Adele
- '19 Kids and Counting' Pulled from Hulu — What's TLC's Next Move?
- Why Do So Many Romantic Comedies Have Absolutely Ridiculous Premises?
- The Story Behind How Kendrick Lamar Became the King of West Coast Rap
- 11 Musicians Who Prove Country Music Is for Liberals Too
- Diddy Said Black People Are "Committing Genocide on Ourselves" on Instagram
- Watch Amy Schumer Nail Why Apologists Can't Accept the Rape Allegations Against Bill Cosby
- The Story of How Paul Walker's Legacy Is Being Remembered Will Make You Miss Him Even More
- Here's What Really Happened to 'Jock Jams,' Everybody's Favorite Stadium Anthems
- One of These 9 Songs Will Be Song of the Summer
- What Jon Stewart's Been Quietly Doing to Help Veterans Will Make You Love Him Even More
- These Are Netflix's Top-Rated Original Series in Order of How Much Users Like Them
- B. B. King's Daughters Allege He Was Poisoned by His Manager
- Watch Justin Bieber Redeem Himself With This Cover of Boyz II Men
- Chance the Rapper Released the Perfect Feel-Good Song Over Memorial Day
- 19 Years Later, Sublime's Music Is More Relevant Than Ever
- Watch Robert De Niro Tell a Class Of Graduating Artists: "You're F*cked"
- Bob Dylan's True Genius Is in the Songs You Never Heard Him Sing
- Pop Music Is More About Advertising Now Than Before — And Nobody Realizes It
- Here's Every State's Favorite Musician — in One Surprising Map
- In One Quote, Kelly Clarkson Just Took a Strong Stand for Marijuana Legalization
- You Can Finally Listen to the Leak of Drake and Beyoncé's New Song "Can I?"
- Ed Sheeran and Kermit the Frog Teamed Up to Play Kermit's Most Famous Song
- 6 Horror Movies on Netflix You'll Absolutely Love — and 6 You'll Absolutely Hate
- Chic Released a New 'Get Lucky' Two Months Ago and Nobody Is Talking About It
- There's a Special Kind of "FOMO" Stressing Us Out — And We're Doing It to Ourselves
- 11 Classic Lyrics From Badass Female Musicians Remind Us About What Really Matters
- Kendrick Lamar and Lady Gaga's Unreleased Song Is Finally Here After Three Years
- Spotify Has Figured Out How to Give You the Perfect Morning Run — And It's Amazing
- 'Mad Men' Creator Matthew Weiner Just Revealed the Truth About That Coke Commercial Ending
- Foo Fighters Just Ended David Letterman's 33-Year Late Night Career With This Song
- J.K. Rowling Just Had the Best Reaction to How Hot Neville Longbottom Is Now
- Celebrities Finally Get to Tell Dave Letterman What They Think of Him in His Last Show
- Miles Davis Anointed Three Artists as the Future of Music — Here’s What Happened to Them
- Here's What Nearly Everyone Gets Wrong About Miley Cyrus
- The Most Popular Book Set in Each State — in One Surprising Map
- Matthew McConaughey Has Some Alright Advice for Graduates
- What the Hell Happened to Aqua?
- Australian Police Posted a Hilarious Mock Warrant About Nickelback
- Watch the Haunting, Heartbreaking Trailer for the Amy Winehouse Documentary
- 9 Underrated Female-Driven Comedies You Need to Watch on Netflix ASAP
- There's Good News for Fans of Bill Nye and Netflix
- Simon Pegg Thinks Sci-Fi Movies Are Ruining Adults — and He’s Absolutely Wrong
- 8 Amazing Moments in Music History That Almost Never Happened
- David Letterman's 9 Best Moments From Over 20 Years of 'The Late Show'
- Miley Cyrus Just Covered Two Classics — And Made Them Sound Better Than Ever
- Definitive Proof Most of the Music on the Radio Could've Been Written By a Third Grader
- One Tweet Sums Up Everything Wrong With the Latest "Game of Thrones" Episode
- Eddie Vedder Just Said Goodbye to David Letterman With One of Pearl Jam’s Greatest Songs
- Jazmine Sullivan Is the Body-Positive Voice R&B Needs
- Beyoncé and Nicki Minaj Just Dropped a New Music Video on Tidal
- Fifth Harmony Are the Spice Girls of the 21st Century — And It's Time We Recognize Them
- Stephen Colbert Just Gave Some Amazing Advice to Graduates in His Commencement Speech
- Jay Z and Beyoncé Allegedly Just Did Something Amazing for the Baltimore Protesters
- HBO's Deeply Feminist 'Bessie' Tells a Period Story That's Just as Relevant Today
- The 7 Most WTF Twists and Turns During This Season of 'Scandal'
- The Secret Message Behind Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood” Video
- Watch Wiz Khalifa and Lindsey Stirling Give Paul Walker the Most Touching Tribute
- Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar Just Dropped the Epic Video Everyone's Been Waiting For
- Everyone's Freaking Out Over Louis C.K.'s Opening Monologue on "SNL"
- 2015 Is the Year of the Female Rocker
- Hulu Just Saved Mindy Kaling's 'The Mindy Project' from Cancellation
- 11 Reactions from Music's Biggest Stars Paying Tribute to Late Blues Legend B.B. King
- 13 of B.B. King's Most Powerful Quotes to Remember Him by
- Without B.B. King, Music Wouldn't Be the Same
- 11 Musicians Who Wish You’d Just Stop With the Cellphones Already
- A Definitive Ranking of Every 'Mad Men' Character Ever
- Meet the Unsung Hero of "Pitch Perfect" Who's About to Be Your New Fave
- Watch Rock Legend Eric Clapton's Touching Tribute to the Late King of Blues B.B. King
- Watch the Tense New Trailer for 'True Detective' Season 2
- Katy Perry and Sam Smith Both Called Out This Brooklyn Songwriter as the Next Big Thing
- 11 Amazing Summer Songs You'll Never Hear on the Radio
- Miley Cyrus and Ariana Grande Just Did an Amazing Cover of 'Don't Dream It's Over'
- One of Your Favorite Bands From the '90s Is Back With This Amazing Beyoncé Cover
- Foo Fighters Just Played a Surprise Concert of the Greatest Rock Covers of All Time
- This Amy Schumer Sketch Hilariously Skewers Men's Obsession with "Cool Girls"
- The Voice of Mr. Burns Is Leaving 'The Simpsons' — Here's What We Know So Far
- 11 Lyrics Prove Earl Sweatshirt Is One of the Most Talented Rappers Today
- Watch the Trailer for 'Supergirl,' TV's Next Kickass Superhero
- There's a Big Problem With Meghan Trainor's Music That Nobody's Talking About
- 38 Years Later, Stevie Wonder's 'Songs in the Key of Life' Is More Influential Than Ever
- Bradley Cooper Is Coming Back to TV — Here Are CBS' New Fall Shows
- Iggy Azalea and Britney Spears Just Released the Video for "Pretty Girls"
- Watch John Legend Talk About Modern Segregation With Jon Stewart
- The Director of 'Selma' May Make Marvel's Next Superhero Hit
- Frank Ocean's New Album Is Gonna Be Revolutionary — Here's Everything We Know
- Stunning Images Show How Native American Fashion Looks Without Cultural Appropriation
- Remember Black Widow's Best 'Avengers' Moment? These Toymakers Don't
- The State of California Just Proved How Important Kendrick Lamar's New Record Is
- The Muppets Join ABC: Here are the Network's New Fall Shows
- In One Quote, Dr. Kanye West Proved Why He Deserves His Honorary Doctorate
- Watch Chance the Rapper Give Chicago High Schoolers the Show of a Lifetime
- Snoop Dogg Is the Master of All Genres
- It's Palindrome Week — 8 Craziest Palindromes to Celebrate the Numeric Phenomenon
- Iggy Azalea and Britney Spears' New Song Is Exactly What's Wrong With Pop Music
- Get Ready for Lots More 'Empire' — Here Are the Fall Shows Coming to Fox
- Taylor Swift Sent a Beautiful Mother's Day Note to a Fan in Need
- 'Game of Thrones' Just Made TV History, But Not in the Way You Think
- 'Heroes' Is Born Again This Fall: Here Are the New Shows Coming to NBC
- A Definitive Ranking of Every 'American Idol' Finalist Ever
- 34 Years After His Death, We Need Bob Marley Now More Than Ever
- 9 Pictures That Capture the Power of Prince's 'Rally 4 Peace' in Baltimore
- In One Quote, This Post-Gender Pop Singer Nails How We Should Think About Gender
- 7 Amazing Musicians Who Shatter Stereotypes About Mental Illness
- Director Brad Bird Confirms That 'The Incredibles 2' is Now Being Written
- In One Tweet, Prince Just Released the Song About Baltimore We've Been Waiting For
- These GIFs Show What Music Festivals Would Look Like if Their Lineups Were Just Women
- This Album Proves the Best Beatles Songwriter Wasn't McCartney or Lennon
- The Story of Reese Witherspoon's Comeback Will Make You Love Her Even More
- Native American Musicians Stand Up to Stereotypes in New Season of Documentary
- 13 Stand-Up Specials on Netflix You Need to Watch ASAP
- Three Badass Japanese Women Are Shattering Stereotypes About Asian Musicians
- Watch Anna Wintour Make Seth Meyers Cry As She Takes Over 'Late Night'
- 'The Mindy Project' Got Canceled — but There's Still Hope for Fans
- Watch Jon Stewart's Hilarious Interview With Willie Nelson
- Scientists Just Determined the Most Important Genre of Music of All Time
- Watch 'Key & Peele' Imagine a Paradise for Black Americans in "Negrotown"
- Your Emo Phase Was Actually the Greatest Thing to Ever Happen to You
- 13 Indie Films to Help You Beat the Blockbuster Heat This Summer
- Chance the Rapper Speaks Out on Baltimore in a Bold New Interview
- In One Video, Anna Kendrick Expresses Your Deepest and Weirdest Shower Thoughts
- Kanye West Is a True Genius in Every Way but One
- Watch Jimmy Fallon Bring U2 to the NYC Subway for a Surprise Performance
- Adam Lambert Is Still Seriously Underrated
- Miley Cyrus and Joan Jett Just Released a Badass Cover of 'Different' for the Best Reason
- The 17 Biggest Blockbuster Films You Can't Miss This Summer
- Watch the Viral Video That Just Got These Teenage Sisters Signed By Beyoncé
- The Met Gala Was All About Cultural Appropriation
- Ryan Gosling's Touching Tribute to a Fan Will Break Your Heart
- Baltimore Reveals Why We Need Our Musicians Now More Than Ever
- We Finally Know Who Lupita Nyong'o Will Be Playing in 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'
- The Story of How FKA twigs Became Famous Will Make You Like Her Even More
- Marvel's 27-Hour Movie Marathon Broke My Brain and Made Me Root for the Bad Guys
- The Fascinating Story Behind One of the Most Covered Songs in History
- Carey Mulligan's New Role Is the Original, Ultrafeminist Katniss Everdeen
- 9 Portraits of Marvel Super Fans Shatter Stereotypes of Comic Book Nerds
- Killer Mike Just Tore Down the Media Coverage of Baltimore in a New Op-Ed
- Miguel's Seductive New Song Proves He's the R&B Singer Our Generation Needs
- Here Are 13 Amazing #FakeStarWarsFacts Tweets to Help You Celebrate "Star Wars Day"
- J.K. Rowling Finally Apologized For the Most Heart-Wrenching Death in 'Harry Potter'
- Iggy Azalea and Britney Spears Just Released the Next 'Fancy' — And It's Awful
- 'Saturday Night Live' Has a Spot-On Response to Marvel's Sexist Treatment of Black Widow
- Watch Saturday Night Live Brilliantly Skewer Police Racism
- Watch D.L. Hughley Simply Destroy Racist Myths About Baltimore
- 'Walking Dead' Star Chad L. Coleman Launches Into Epic Rant About Baltimore on NYC Subway
- One Creepy Short Film Brings Your Worst Social Media Nightmares to Life
- Eminem's Record Label Is Ruining Great Rappers
- Here's What's New on Netflix Streaming in May
- Beyoncé Just Took a Bold Stand for Civil Rights in Baltimore
- Watch Jennifer Lopez Perform an Amazingly Touching Tribute to Latin Music Legend Selena
- This Will Be the Best Rapper of 2015, But You Probably Don't Know His Name
