25-years-of-1997
How ‘Return of the Mack’ Helped the World Get Its Swagger Back
In the mid-1990s, an unknown U.K. artist named Mark Morrison wrote a song in prison about getting over being cheated on. Decades later, that worldwide smash’s remixer and video director talk about its lasting appeal — and the demons that long haunted its creator
What Lesbian Would Give Up Beautiful Women for Ben Affleck’s Weird Goatee?
The ultimate misguided straight-male fantasy, ‘Chasing Amy’ completely disrespects Amy’s sexuality and allows its entitled, insecure protagonist to get the exact thing he doesn’t deserve
The Wildly Offensive Joke That’s Gone Unnoticed in ‘Air Bud’ for 25 Years
How did a stunning bit of Islamophobia end up in a Disney movie for kids about a dog that plays basketball — and then somehow make its way into the sequel, too?
The Sleazeball Publicist Who Manufactured Grand Theft Auto’s Notorious Reputation
With its senseless violence and sex-and-drug-fueled crime sprees, ‘GTA’ has always been considered controversial. But it would have never achieved such infamy if not for Max Clifford, a sinister marketing whiz who never met a scandal he couldn’t make that much worse
