• Wait, you mean jackalopes aren’t real?! Damn you, Dave Coulier! (wired.com) • If this past weekend’s release of X-Men: Days of Future Past left you scratching your head, here’s a detailed history of the classic 1981 comic book story on which the film is based. Spoiler alert: It’s way better than the movie. (vulture.com) • $2 bills are are…
• Whitman Illuminated: Song of Myself is an hand-lettered and -illustrated representation of the Whitman’s celebrated 1855 masterpiece by designer Allen Crawford. (fastcodesign.com) • A new study reveals Millennials’ uncomfortable relationship with racism. (slate.com) From these results, it’s clear that—like most Americans—millennials see racism as a matter of different treatment, justified by race, that you solve by…
• Matt Daniels is a data wonk who tested the vocabulary of history’s most popular rappers against that of Shakespeare’s to see whose lyrics would emerge as the most loquacious. Big names like Kanye, Snoop Dogg, and even 2Pac landed in the bottom 20 percent while the Wu-Tang Clan dominated the list, proving once more they ain’t ones…
• Yesterday, the Internet exploded (in a mostly positive way) over this week’s episode of Louie, which is a frank examination of the way overweight women are portrayed in popular culture. The subject is a minefield that CK more or less navigates unscathed — thanks in large part to the excellent performance by Sarah Baker. Here’s…
• Original Saturday Night Live cast member Garrett Morris sits down with the AV Club for its “Random Roles” series. Morris is charming and funny throughout as he looks back on a career of ups and down. (avclub.com) • The Search for General Tso is a documentary by Ian Cheney that attempts to get the origin of American…
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