armchair cultural observation since 1995

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TV shows better than movies

Movie and TV producer Gavin Polone on why television shows are now better than movies.

The truth about the next president

There is one thing both candidates for president and everyone else on your ballot all have in common.

Come up with your own campaign slogan

Friday Night Lights creator responds to the Romney campaign’s co-opting the show’s slogan.

What $3.7 million could buy

The absurd book advance Lena Dunham just received for an advice book could go a long way toward funding books with lasting cultural impact.

A neighborly decline

Americans have never been less likely to be friends with their neighbors.

Time to take a back seat

Maybe it’s time for Christians to finally take a back seat in the massive power grab going on in the United States.

You’re now allowed to say Americans watch soccer

If you watch soccer in America, you’re no longer even close to being alone.

Lost in a cloud of salt and ketchup

“Yesterday a major battle in the culture war went down at fast food establishments and all over social media. Apparently true disciples of Jesus ingest fatty (and delicious!) chicken sandwiches while thumbing their nose at the unwashed liberals. Or maybe the true disciples of Jesus show how much they love their neighbor by heaping judgment […]