Can Google kill content farms at last?
We’re all tired of junk websites cluttering up our search results, but Google is actually doing something about it.
On Mar 4, 2015 by S.E. Smith
Reddit tricks Google into thinking a potato is a gaming console
All eyes are on this special spud.
On Feb 21, 2015 by Miles Klee
People with disabilities aren’t your inspiration porn
Jamie Brewer is inspirational because of her accomplishments—not her disability.
On Feb 13, 2015 by S.E. Smith
Of course people are angry Obama compared terrorism to local crime
Conservatives are already howling.
On Feb 9, 2015 by Eric Geller
Why you watched ISIS kill someone—and why that’s OK
ISIS is cutting off prisoners’ heads on YouTube. Why can’t we look away?
On Feb 4, 2015 by Gillian Branstetter
5 things we learned from Andrew Sullivan’s independent journalism experiment
It’s pretty damn hard to get people to pay for text-based news content online.
On Feb 3, 2015 by Simon Owens
Mayor of Paris threatens to sue Fox News for Islamophobic lies
Get your popcorn ready.
On Jan 20, 2015 by Miles Klee
Free speech in France is more complicated than you think
To understand French restrictions on free speech, you have to go back to World War II.
On Jan 15, 2015 by S.E. Smith
The attack on ‘Serial’ is what happens when ‘adversarial journalism’ becomes trolling
Being confrontational for the sake of being confrontational only works when you can back it up.
On Jan 15, 2015 by Martin Austermuhle
5 reasons 2015 will be the end of clickbait
It’s reign might finally be over.
On Jan 14, 2015 by Chris Grouchy
The shocking reason 1 in 3 men say they’d commit rape
And here’s what it means for the Bill Cosby case.
On Jan 13, 2015 by S.E. Smith
Why we care how many inches Justin Bieber is (or isn’t) packing in his Calvin Klein ad
Bieber’s crotch was likely enhanced in his Calvin Klein ad, but does it matter?
The NAACP bombing proves how mainstream media is failing you
If your network is ignoring the NAACP bombing, it’s time to change the channel.
On Jan 8, 2015 by Gillian Branstetter
Here’s the real reason you should be sick of ‘Let It Go’
It’s time to listen to the song’s title.
On Jan 7, 2015 by Alicia Swiz
Why you should send back J.K. Rowling’s Pottermore Christmas presents
J.K. Rowling needs to let sleeping characters lie—and it’s time to stop retconning Harry Potter for diversity points.
On Dec 24, 2014 by S.E. Smith
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