Who’s More Electable This Year, Cobra Commander or Miss Piggy?
Over the years we’ve seen a lot of pop culture figures launch political campaigns—and we don’t just mean Trump. Here,…
The 2016 Oscars Actually Didn’t Suck. Here’s How to Make Them Good
For once, we’re actually excited for next year’s Oscars—provided they follow some of these guidelines. The post The 2016 Oscars…
What, Exactly, Is a Gerard Butler? A WIRED Investigation
It’s time we got to the bottom of this. The post What, Exactly, Is a Gerard Butler? A WIRED Investigation…
Fear Not, Movie Fans: Your Oscars 2016 Bingo Cards Are Here!
There’s more than pageantry at stake on Sunday night—there could be bragging rights among your friends. The post Fear Not,…
A Field Guide to Actors’ Faces When They Lose at the Oscars
There can only be one winner in each category, which means that over the past 87 years there have been…
May Oscars 2016 Be as Nuts as the 1976 Academy Awards
From opening trainwrecks to show-closing patriotic singalongs, the 40th annual Oscar ceremony might have been the weirdest in history. The…
Your BFFs Are Back in Broad City’s New Season
For all its fizzy weirdness, the Comedy Central show’s finest moments are when it focuses on its two best buds.…
People Won’t Just Listen to Kanye’s Life of Pablo Album—They’ll Talk About It
After a month of blockbuster surprises from Rihanna, Beyonce, Drake, and Future, Kanye is the latest to turn sound into…
Surprisingly Great People vs. O.J. Simpson Goes Far Beyond a Mere Whodunit
The crackling series asks a more compelling question: Why did we dwell on the murders, and not the larger problems…
The 6 Hottest Sundance Movies I Didn’t Get to See
When a culture writer gets waylaid on his way to Sundance, these are the movies that pique his interest from…