American Eagle issued a statement on Instagram on Aug. 1, addressing the debate surrounding its Sydney Sweeney fall denim campaign.

Clever wordplay in the viral commercial has launched debate over what message the steamy spot it's really sending.

The issue with Sweeney is that she is a celebrity whose image is so semiotically potent, and yet ideologically unfixed, that the whole question of What She Means becomes contested political territory.

Carolla discussed the longtime allegations that DeGeneres is "mean" during a recent podcast appearance, where he recalled an ...