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Book gift guide

Sex, satire, fashion, food and literature: Nice and naughty books for everyone on your list

By Tarra Gaines

12.22.12 | 10:45 am

With only a few days left for holiday shopping, we at CultureMap would like to offer a happy medium between fighting the frenzy at NorthPark and just giving up and throwing gift cards at loved ones ...


Are You There God? It's Me, Christina.

The Church of Social Justice vs. Conservatism: Why this Catholic girl is praying for a schism

By Christina Pesoli

08.27.12 | 12:01 pm

“Dear Father in Heaven…If you're up there and you can hear me, show me the way.  I'm at the end of my rope.  Show me the way, God.” That was George Bailey&r ...


Civics and Satire

Definitely not coordinating, but definitely coordinated: UT Student starts Colbert Super PAC student chapter

By Joe Faina

04.12.12 | 4:35 pm

Last week Stephen Colbert received his second Peabody Award for excellence in broadcasting for his Colbert Super PAC segments. Continuing to push the bounds of political satire beyond his show The ...


funny money

Bill Maher's newest stand-up special supports new media, progressive politics and Super PACs

By Brendan K. O'Grady

02.29.12 | 4:00 pm

Bill Maher is putting his money where his mouth is. The acerbic, politically-inclined comedian and television personality will be coming to Texas on March 4th to play San Antonio’s Majestic T ...


Pop Almanac

The Pop Almanac Podcast #17: TV Hosts/Portlandia

By Brendan K. O'Grady, Duncan Carson

01.18.12 | 2:15 pm

This week on The Pop Almanac we're sick of Ricky Gervais! Seriously, can he stop giving interviews about how great he is? Brendan and Duncan pick apart how mean his brand of humor has gotten si ...


Colbert for President

Stephen Colbert explores throwing his hat in the presidential ring

By Minh Vu

01.14.12 | 9:45 am

Stephen Colbert teased the idea of entering the Republican primary in South Carolina on Thursday evening, after having signed over his super PAC to Jon Stewart. He announced to viewers Thursday ...


It's Complicated

The Beatles were wrong: Love isn't all you need

By Christina Pesoli

12.02.11 | 4:30 pm

Christmas is the time of year for making lists. Who’s naughty. Who’s nice. And, of course, what to get the lucky folks who are on the latter of those two lists. But Hannah and I had a c ...


dream team

Beyond Billy Crystal: Examining some "fantasy Oscars host" picks

By Brendan K. O'Grady

11.15.11 | 12:00 pm

It’s probably safe to say that the Academy Awards telecast has never seen so much pre-show news coverage as it has in 2011. The Oscars first made modest waves with the announcement of cri ...


Perry Comedy Team

Rick Perry trying to be funny, poaches Stephen Colbert's PAC-man

By Sarah Rufca

08.19.11 | 6:00 am

Rick Perry and Stephen Colbert have so much in common it's hard to tell them apart sometimes. Both love to espouse provocatively conservative talking points on camera (though Colbert hasn't ...


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