Does Pop Culture Have a Responsibility to Educate?

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s.e. smith explores the question of whether TV shows like “True Blood” and “Girls” have a responsibility to model ethical behavior to their viewers?

Your Destiny Lies With Me, Skywalker

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Star Wars helps helicopter father teach his son that fitting in is a battle of oneself

Our Cookie Cutter Culture

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Gay stereotypes are alive and well. Can’t we move past them?

Chance of a Lifetime

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Omaze founders Matt Pohlson and Ryan Cummins are saving the world by creating memorable experiences.

TV’s New Gay Couples – Progress or Clichés?

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Are clichéd gay characters on TV shows like Modern Family and The New Normal damaging the progress toward equality for same-sex couples?

Youth Without Youth

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J.R. Reed muses on a song that brings back memories of younger days.

Transformers as an Allegory for Transsexualism in America

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Dave Zucker stays up too late watching cartoons.

Jim Parsons and Zachary Quinto: Coming Out Quietly

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Nowadays, it seems we’re barely raising eyebrows at people coming out. And that says something important about where we are as a society.

Cynthia Nixon Ties the Knot! See More Married and Engaged Gay Celebs

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Tara Block talks LGBTQ engagements and marriages happening in Hollywood.

Revelations From a Stalled Car

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J.R. Reed learned a lot about his teenaged daughter by getting stranded in a broken down car in a grocery store parking lot.

To Glee or not to Glee

My 14-year-old daughter, who I lovingly refer to as Drama Queen thinks Glee is all that and a big bag of chips. As a 46-year-old heterosexual Caucasian male, I think its lame.

The Sexual Revolution: A Personal History

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Curtis Smith takes us on a personal romp through the decades of the sexual revolution.

The 10 at 10

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The NFL lockout officially ends, BP turns its profits around, and time travel is declared impossible.

Culture: Geek Evolution

An infographic showcasing how geeks got from biting off chicken heads to Glee.

Humor: Are you a Gleek for GLC?

Oa goes to McKinley High?

Hand over your man card

Balls belong between your legs, not in  a purse.   Some guys don’t deserve to carry their own Man Card.  We’ve become a society that is comfortable with letting women hang onto men’s balls.  Apparently it’s for “safe keeping”, but I don’t buy that shit. Often times these women carry the juevos around in their [...]