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Why Black Mirror Still Hits Harder Than Any AI Think Piece
Black Mirror has been predicting the worst version of our technological future since 2011, and the show's track record for accuracy is becoming unsettling.
Jordan Blake · 2024-11-14
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The 10 Best Documentaries About Music Production
Sound City, directed by Dave Grohl, tells the story of the legendary Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, and the Neve 8028 console that recorded Fleetwood Mac's Rumours, Nirvana's Nevermind, and Tom Petty's Damn the Torpedoes.
Alex Sterling · 2024-11-14
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The Best Art Galleries in Los Angeles Right Now
The Broad in downtown LA is the city's most visited contemporary art museum, housing Eli and Edythe Broad's collection of over 2,000 works.
Nina Vasquez · 2024-11-13
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How Tyla Made Amapiano a Global Sound
When Tyla's Water hit number one in 37 countries and won the inaugural Best African Music Performance Grammy in 2024, it was the culmination of a sound that had been building in South Africa for nearly a decade.
Ethan Park · 2024-11-13
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How JPEGMAFIA Makes Chaos Sound Like Art
JPEGMAFIA, born Barrington DeVaughn Hendricks, makes music that sounds like someone threw a laptop down a flight of stairs and it started rapping on the way down.
Ryan Okafor · 2024-11-12
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Why Concord Failed and What It Means for Live-Service Games
Concord lasted 11 days.
Ryan Okafor · 2024-11-12
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Why You Should Be Watching Turkish Dramas
Turkish dramas, known as dizi, have become one of the most-watched television exports on the planet.
Nina Vasquez · 2024-11-11
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The 10 Best Stand-Up Specials That Dropped in 2024
Nate Bargatze's The Greatest Average American follow-up cemented him as the most reliably funny clean comic working today.
Leo Marchetti · 2024-11-11
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The Best Theater Shows Running in New York Right Now
Broadway continues to evolve beyond the jukebox musical era.
Jordan Blake · 2024-11-10
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How Phoebe Bridgers Made Sadness Cool
Phoebe Bridgers did not invent sad music, but she made it aspirational.
Alex Sterling · 2024-11-10
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How Sampha Made Process One of the Best Debut Albums Ever
When Sampha Sisay released Process in 2017, he had already been one of music's best-kept secrets for years.
Alex Sterling · 2024-11-09
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Why Fallout New Vegas Is Still Getting New Fans in 2025
Fallout New Vegas came out in 2010, was famously developed in just 18 months by Obsidian Entertainment, shipped with bugs that could crash your console, and is now widely regarded as one of the greatest RPGs ever made.
Sophie Chen · 2024-11-09
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Why Disco Elysium Remains the Greatest RPG Ever Written
Disco Elysium dropped in 2019 from a tiny Estonian studio called ZA/UM, and it immediately made every other RPG's writing look like a first draft.
Sophie Chen · 2024-11-08
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The 10 Best Independent Bookstores Worth Visiting
Powell's City of Books in Portland, Oregon, occupies an entire city block and contains over a million books.
Jordan Blake · 2024-11-08
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The Best Music Venues in London for a Night Out
Fabric in Farringdon has been the beating heart of London's electronic music scene since 1999.
Max Calloway · 2024-11-07
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How Billie Eilish's Hit Me Hard and Soft Changed Album Sequencing
When Billie Eilish released Hit Me Hard and Soft in May 2024, she made one decision that felt genuinely radical in the streaming era: no singles.
Leo Marchetti · 2024-11-07
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How Hayao Miyazaki Keeps Making Films That Feel Timeless
Hayao Miyazaki retired, then un-retired, then released The Boy and the Heron at age 82, and it won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
Jordan Blake · 2024-11-06
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Why Everybody Stopped Hating on Nickelback and What That Says About Us
For roughly 15 years, hating Nickelback was a cultural pastime.
Sophie Chen · 2024-11-06
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Why the Inventory Podcast Is Essential Listening for Design Lovers
The Inventory podcast, hosted by Highsnobiety founder David Fischer and creative director Christopher Morency, occupies a unique niche in the design media landscape.
Nina Vasquez · 2024-11-05
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The 10 Best Graphic Novels Published in the Last Two Years
Adrian Tomine's The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist was a masterclass in autobiographical comics, blending self-deprecating humor with genuine emotional depth.
Max Calloway · 2024-11-05