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Give Monogamy a Chance
The hit HBO series Girls, which is wildly popular with twenty-something audiences, is also notorious for its frank portrayals of the…
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Could Today’s “American Girl” Be Any Blander?
Have you read any of the American Girl books? I just finished the 2013 Girl of the Year installment about…
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A Proliferation of Lena Dunham Parodies
Poor Sarah Silverman, she’s been replaced this election season by another, younger Jewish comedic writer/performer. Whereas in 2008, the potty-mouthed…
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Is Voting for Obama Like Losing Your Virginity?
In a new campaign ad directed at young women, Lena Dunham compares voting for Barack Obama to losing your virginity. First…
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The Wisdom of Trashy Books
There has always been a perceived divide, and even a sort of rivalry, between lowbrow bestsellers and highbrow literature. Novelist…
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The Daily Pop Culture Scene
NY Post
Fashion’s Return to Gatsby-Era Glamor–NY Post
All that jazz.
Are Video Games Art?–Roger…
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What Do Women Want?
The Huffington Post reports on a new survey by Fitness and Yahoo! Shine about how satisfied adults are with their sex…
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The Daily Pop Culture Scene
Vogue
Dress the Part: Girls–Vogue
Costume designer Jenn Rogien did tons of research to get the slightly gritty…
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What’s Going to Happen to Mad Men’s Sally Draper?
I’m worried about Sally Draper, the pubescent daughter of brooding Mad Man Don.
As season five develops, and we…
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Appearance Versus Reality on HBO’s Girls
In Sunday’s episode of Girls, Hannah (Lena Dunham) gets two pieces of seriously bad news. The less bad of the…
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THE DAILY SCENE
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The Unexpected Ways a Father’s Greatness is Shown–Men Who Lead Well
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Classical Sculptures Dressed As Hipsters = Badass–Learned Something New
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Why the West Loves Sci-Fi and Fantasy: A Cultural Explanation–The Atlantic
The world’s largest film industry—that’d be…
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Classical sculptures dressed as hipsters so they look badass while you learn something new. Great photos---> acculturated.com/daily-scene/cl…
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Act Like a Man, Think Like a Woman | Acculturated acculturated.com/2013/06/14/act… via @Acculturated
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Fasincating, I had no idea. Britain’s Ill-Conceived Fertility Ad Campaigns | Acculturated via @Acculturated acculturated.com/2013/06/17/bri…
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Here's my list of "12 Books to Read by Christmas 2013" | via @Acculturated acculturated.com/2012/12/19/boo…
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