‘The Wizard of Oz’ Is the Most Influential Movie of All Time
As the film approaches its 80th anniversary, a new ranking shows that the classic retains its cultural cachet.
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PS Picks: The Renaissance of Lisa Simpson
PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.
From ‘You’re So Vain’ to ‘I’m So Great’
Boasting is big in today’s pop hits. By Tom Jacobs Taylor Swift performs onstage during The 58th Grammy…
What Makes You So Smart, Chuck Klosterman?
The writer talks to Pacific Standard about being a dilettante, his brief consideration of graduate school, and why having an intellectual inferiority complex might prevent you from becoming a jerk.
The Highest-Impact Examples of Hubble Space Telescope Images in Pop Culture
Hubble's free-for-the-public images offer a big bang for zero bucks.
Has Anita Sarkeesian Been Silenced?
Gamergate is a cautionary tale that may dampen others’ willingness to speak out, but the problems of video game misogyny and the online harassment of women are more visible than ever.
Can Feminist Ryan Gosling Really Make Men More Feminist?
A small study suggests the meme that delighted many a straight feminist woman may actually increase support for feminist ideals among men. But true progress will be made when more men buy into the movement’s message without a glistening male spokesperson telling them they should.
‘Fifty Shades’ of Sexual Abuse?
An analysis of Fifty Shades of Grey finds the novel perpetuates the notion that intimidation and emotional abuse are acceptable in intimate relationships.
What Is Cool?
With the American rock star falling by the wayside, rappers have become the ultimate arbiters of cool. Some, though, do it better than others.
Pop Charts Still Dominated by Men
New research finds predictions made in the late 1990s that women were nearing equality in pop music have failed to materialize.