The Lego Rebellion, Vladimir Putin and the “You Might Be Gay” Dinner Conversation

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The fact is, something terrible has taken place. Because we weren’t paying attention. Remember when Legos were a building kit?

Final Reflections on the Week That Was

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Liam Day offers his final thoughts on last week’s terrible events and our responsibility to not just remember them, but to understand them in all their complexity.

7 Men’s Fashion Tips From Despotic Dictators

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Tips on dressing to get ahead in the workplace, from the men who did it their way.

We Are All Pussy Riot, We Are All Waiting To Happen

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Pussy Riot’s battle in Russia has revitalized the political backbone of the punk community, but it has also transcended punk.

Putin Lies When He Cries

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Jamie Reidy connects the Russian prime minister’s post-victory reaction to a classic bit of 80s pop culture.

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Obama and Zuckerberg are tight, your iPhone is stalking you, and the GOP lets gay candidate Fred Karger debate.

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Fidel Castro has been out of power since 2006, the President of Guatemala gets a divorce, and a Spanish basketball announcer loses his mind.

Putin's Got a Pop Song

If I were the prime minister of Russia, I’d want an awesome pop song devoted to me. I’d want it played everywhere I went, and I’d want my young “in-crowd” supporters to scream whenever they heard it. And clearly Vladimir Putin agrees. His own private propaganda song is blasted at rallies and played pretty much [...]