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Is Casting Nearly 40-Year-Old Penelope Cruz as New Bond "Girl" a Feminist Triumph?

Posted on: Jun 5, 2013, Source: Think Progress

Deconstructing the age gap between James Bond and the women he sleeps with.

Chicago Public Schools Take Marjane Satrapi’s ‘Persepolis’ Out Of Seventh-Grade Classrooms

Posted on: Mar 19, 2013, Source: Think Progress

It’s a book that trusts teenagers to handle the idea of torture and the concept of war because its author had to handle those things not just in practice, but in reality.

Bloomberg Businessweek Should Explain How Its Racist Cover Got Selected And Published

Posted on: Feb 28, 2013, Source: Think Progress

The magazine published a cover that specifically portrayed consumers of color as engaging in irresponsible behavior.

Koch Characters Appear in Latest Will Ferrell Movie

Posted on: Aug 9, 2012, Source: ThinkProgress

Twisted: PSU Officials Thought Not Reporting Sandusky Was The "Humane" Thing To Do

Posted on: Jun 12, 2012, Source: Think Progress

How ‘The Wire’ Influenced ‘Parks and Recreation’

Posted on: Apr 26, 2012, Source: ThinkProgress

Looking at bureaucracy and elections through the lens of television.

6 Reasons to Check out HBO's Show "Girls"

Posted on: Apr 13, 2012, Source: ThinkProgress

There's been a huge amount of debate about the TV show "Girls." But it's worth giving it a try.

Current TV Fires Keith Olbermann, Replaces Him With Spitzer Immediately; Olbermann to Sue

Posted on: Mar 30, 2012, Source: Think Progress

From Amadou Diallo to Trayvon Martin, Bruce Springsteen Revives “American Skin (41 Shots)”

Posted on: Mar 30, 2012, Source: ThinkProgress

The Boss connects two senseless murders of unarmed black men.

What Happened to the Female Comedy Boom?

Posted on: Mar 22, 2012, Source: ThinkProgress

What This Year’s Female-Driven Comedies Can—and Can’t—Do For Women In TV and at Home

How Pop Culture Influenced This Week's Proposition 8 Ruling

Posted on: Feb 8, 2012, Source: ThinkProgress

Judge Reinhardt deems it true.

"99 Percent to 1, I Like Those Odds": Tom Morello on Protest Music, Occupy Wall Street, and Bringing Class Politics to Comic Books

Posted on: Oct 17, 2011, Source: ThinkProgress

The former Rage Against the Machine guitarist has a new album, a new comic book about environmental and class politics, and has been visiting protests around the US.

Will the "Dirty Dancing" Remake Have the Great Politics of the Original?

Posted on: Aug 11, 2011, Source: ThinkProgress

"Dirty Dancing" is a beloved political classic. Will a remake preserve its progressive messages?

Ed Schultz Should Apologize For Sexist Insult Against Laura Ingraham

Posted on: May 25, 2011, Source: Think Progress

Republican Governors Use Budget Woes To Wage War On The Arts

Posted on: May 19, 2011, Source: ThinkProgress