Avq&A

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  AVQ&A Pop-culture mysteries, and whether we want the answers 

  A reader asks about pop-culture mysteries: What unanswered questions in art do we all still wonder about? And do we really want the answers?

  May 11, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  AVQ&A Tell us about your pop-culture weekend: April 4-6, 2012

  What'd you do this weekend?   

  May 7, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  AVQ&A Music when you’re mad

  This week, our staff-and-readers Q&A digs into music we reach for when we’re pissed, whether it’s to chill us out or channel our rage.

  May 4, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  AVQ&A Tell us about your pop-culture weekend: April 27-29, 2012 

  What'd you do this weekend?    

  April 30, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  AVQ&A Art that was nowhere near what you expected

  This week’s staff-and-readers Q&A looks at the cases where we were most surprised by pop culture.

  April 27, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  AVQ&A Tell us about your pop-culture weekend: April 20-22, 2012

  What'd you do this weekend?  

  April 23, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  AVQ&A Worst heroic lead characters

  This week, a reader asks us about cases where the hero is the worst aspect of a film or TV series.

  April 20, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  AVQ&A Tell us about your pop-culture weekend: April 13-15, 2012  

  What'd you do this weekend? 

  April 16, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  AVQ&A Art improved over time

  The weekly staff and readers examine pop culture that took us a long time to properly appreciate.

  April 13, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  AVQ&A Tell us about your pop-culture weekend: April 6-8, 2012

  What'd you do this weekend?

  April 9, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  AVQ&A Favorite pop-culture apparel 

  The staff and readers examine their favorite band T-shirts, TV-related hoodies, and other pop-cultural clothing.

  April 6, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  AVQ&A Tell us about your pop-culture weekend: March 30-April 1, 2012

  What'd you do this weekend?

  April 2, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  AVQ&A AVQ&A: mandatory pop-culture tattoos

  Imagine you had to get a pop-culture-themed tattoo, regardless of your feelings about body art. What would you choose?

  March 30, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  AVQ&A Tell us about your pop-culture weekend: March 23-25, 2012

  What'd you do this weekend?  

  March 26, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  AVQ&A Entertainment that made you sick

  A reader asks about the pop culture that induces authentic nausea, from stomach-clenching horror to gross-out comedy.

  March 23, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  AVQ&A Tell us about your pop-culture weekend: March 16-18, 2012  

  What'd you do this weekend? 

  March 18, 2012 | 11:59pm -

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  AVQ&A Bands you love, but wouldn’t see live

  Plenty of bands work on record, but not in a live setting. A reader asks us to explore some of them. 

  March 16, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  AVQ&A Tell us about your pop-culture weekend: March 9-11, 2012

  What'd you do this weekend?

  March 12, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  AVQ&A Worst Pop-Culture Dates

  Sometimes pop-culture can be a bonding experience for two people just getting to know each other. And then sometimes….

  March 9, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  AVQ&A Tell us about your pop-culture weekend: Mar 3-4, 2012

  What'd you do this weekend?

  March 5, 2012 | 11:15am -

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  AVQ&A Characters we most love to hate

  Sometimes loathing a character can be even more satisfying than rooting for a hero. This week, we look at fiction’s most enjoyable ire-magnets. 

  March 2, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  AVQ&A Tell us about your pop-culture weekend: Feb 25-26, 2012

  We're going to start expanding the definition of AVQ&A--our weekly thought-starter--today by asking you (and us) a very simple question: What pop culture did you consume this weekend, and what did you think of it? Our answers and your...

  February 27, 2012 | 9:34am -

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  AVQ&A First big disappointment in art 

  A reader gripes about a band’s ruined legacy and asks about the first time a beloved artist let us down. 

  February 24, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  AVQ&A Great songs, terrible bands

  A reader claims even the worst bands and artists can muster up one great song, and asks our staff and readers to name the best examples.

  February 17, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  AVQ&A Crushes on fictional characters

  With Valentine’s Day looming, we look at the book, film, TV, and comics characters we’d like to blushingly send red roses and chocolates.

  February 10, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  AVQ&A Profoundest piece of comedy

  The best stand-up comedy is funny and insightful at the same time. What comedy bits have most stuck with you as meaningful about life?

  February 3, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  AVQ&A One magic pop-culture wish 

  A genie offers you one wish, limited to the realm of pop culture. What would you change, add, or eliminate to improve the world? 

  January 27, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  AVQ&A Music as a weapon 

  Whether you’re trying to blast a dictator out of hiding or exacerbate a feud with your neighbors, what music would you use to punish your enemies? 

  January 20, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  AVQ&A Best show, best episode 

  We’ve discussed the worst episodes of our favorite shows. But what about the best episodes, the ones that exemplify everything that makes our favorites great?

  January 13, 2012 | 12:01am -

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  AVQ&A Best non-2011 pop culture we discovered in 2011

  Sure, the year we just left behind always gets a lot of attention in entertainment circles. But what about all the great stuff from every year before that?

  January 6, 2012 | 12:00am -