<a href="http://www.avclub.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.avclub.com/</a> for my pop-culture reads<p><a href="http://www.theonion.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.theonion.com/</a> because it's seldom not funny
foreignpolicy.com - It's probably the most under-appreciated hyper-analytical and typically apolitical site out there, that has tons of fresh/smart content