The New Orleans bounce artist who set the world record for most people twerking together is just getting started
Tyler Gillespie Saturday, Dec 28, 2013 12:00 AM UTC
Entertainment big freedia, bounce, New Orleans
The Catholic conservative who insists he cares about the poor says Pope Francis doesn’t understand capitalism
Joan Walsh Friday, Dec 27, 2013 8:30 PM UTC
News Paul Ryan, pope francis
The year's most offensive jokes show that America still has a way to go in understanding diversity
Prachi Gupta Friday, Dec 27, 2013 6:00 PM UTC
Entertainment diversity, worst jokes, Comedy
Fights, meltdowns and Donald Trump -- our picks for the best of the worst
Mary Elizabeth Williams Friday, Dec 27, 2013 3:30 PM UTC
Life Twitter, Richard Dawkins
Will it be Donna Tartt or Rachel Kushner? We've polled the best reviewers and compiled the definitive year in books
Michele Filgate Friday, Dec 27, 2013 12:45 PM UTC
Entertainment Books, Best of 2013, What to Read
The "Girls" creator talks to Salon about Season 3, Twitter and letting guys sleep in her bed
Alice Driver Friday, Dec 27, 2013 1:00 AM UTC
Entertainment Lena Dunham
Drug warriors insist we still don't know enough about its possible therapeutic properties. It's simply not true
Paul Armentano, AlterNet Thursday, Dec 26, 2013 11:00 PM UTC
Sustainability AlterNet, marijuana, War on Drugs
It's easy to despair over the state of things, but this year showed hints of a brighter future — if we fight for it
Rebecca Solnit, TomDispatch.com Thursday, Dec 26, 2013 9:00 PM UTC
News TomDispatch.com, rebecca solnit
It was another banner year for Rupert Murdoch's propaganda shop. Here are the most cringeworthy moments VIDEO
Elias Isquith Thursday, Dec 26, 2013 6:00 PM UTC
Media Video, Best of 2013, Fox News
"Big" thighs, Blurred Lines and post-baby bodies galore -- behold the moments the year forgot feminism
Mary Elizabeth Williams Thursday, Dec 26, 2013 3:00 PM UTC
Life Best of 2013, Sexism
2013 was a year of unexpected vulnerability and vitality — and the year fast food and Wal-Mart campaigns diverged
Josh Eidelson Thursday, Dec 26, 2013 12:45 PM UTC
Elections Labor, Unions, AFL-CIO, SEIU
Lauren Groff, Elliott Holt, Maggie Shipstead, Peter Orner and three dozen great writers offer new holiday originals
David Daley Wednesday, Dec 25, 2013 11:41 PM UTC
Entertainment Fiction, Two sentence fiction
Farmer and author Kurt Timmermeister on growing a feast with the help of small-scale farming
Lindsay Abrams Wednesday, Dec 25, 2013 10:00 PM UTC
Sustainability Agriculture, Farmers market, GMOs
Some say modernity killed the rom-com, but movies like "Enough Said" prove the genre's alive and well in 2013
Kevin Craft Wednesday, Dec 25, 2013 8:00 PM UTC
Entertainment romantic comedies, Movies, Film
The year's top 10, from Sarah Polley's family chronicle to "12 Years a Slave" to Scorsese's audacious comeback
Andrew O'Hehir Wednesday, Dec 25, 2013 5:00 PM UTC
Entertainment Movies, Our Picks: Movies
Holiday rule #1: Never, ever argue politics. But if you must, here's how to beat your right-wing relatives
Alex Pareene Wednesday, Dec 25, 2013 12:45 PM UTC
Politics Christmas
As a closeted lesbian, I cringed with every gift. For years, it felt like she was taking a scalpel to my identity
Lisa Gunn Tuesday, Dec 24, 2013 11:00 PM UTC
Life Real Families, Christmas, LGBT
These men and women (and teens) showed how much video games have grown this year
Luke Winkie Tuesday, Dec 24, 2013 10:00 PM UTC
Entertainment Video Games, Grand theft auto
This was a huge year for the gay rights movement. Who's in step with the times — and who's being left in the dust?
Daniel D'Addario Tuesday, Dec 24, 2013 8:00 PM UTC
Entertainment jason collins, Chris Christie
Fox thinks Christianity is under attack, thanks to non-white Santas, freedom of speech and the word "holiday" VIDEO
Prachi Gupta Tuesday, Dec 24, 2013 4:30 PM UTC
Media Video, Fox News, War on Christmas
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