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How Travis Scott's Concerts Became a Cultural Event
Travis Scott built his career around the idea that a concert should be an experience so overwhelming it rewrites your sensory expectations.
Nina Vasquez · 2024-10-25
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Why Denis Villeneuve Is This Generation's Ridley Scott
Denis Villeneuve has built a filmography that draws direct lines to Ridley Scott's greatest work while establishing a visual and thematic language entirely his own.
Ethan Park · 2024-10-25
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Why Anora Was the Most Surprising Film of the Year
Nobody predicted that a film about a Brooklyn sex worker who marries a Russian oligarch's son would win the Palme d'Or at Cannes, earn over $35 million theatrically, and launch its lead actress into the Oscar conversation.
Ryan Okafor · 2024-10-24
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The Best Zines and Independent Publications Worth Finding
Zines occupy the space between social media posts and published books: personal, physical, and deliberately limited in circulation.
Sophie Chen · 2024-10-24
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The 10 Best Comedy Specials on Netflix Right Now
Netflix's comedy library is enormous and inconsistent.
Leo Marchetti · 2024-10-23
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How Daniel Caesar Made R&B Introspective Again
Daniel Caesar didn't reinvent R&B so much as remind it what it was capable of.
Leo Marchetti · 2024-10-23
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How Issa Rae Changed What Gets Greenlit in Hollywood
Issa Rae's journey from YouTube web series creator to Hollywood power broker is one of the most significant career arcs in modern entertainment.
Sophie Chen · 2024-10-22
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Why the Video Essay Became the Dominant Art Form Online
The video essay has quietly become the internet's most significant original art form.
Max Calloway · 2024-10-22
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Why the Tabletop RPG Renaissance Matters
Tabletop role-playing games are experiencing their biggest surge in popularity since the original Dungeons & Dragons moral panic of the 1980s.
Ethan Park · 2024-10-21
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The Best Jazz Albums Released in the Last Two Years
Jazz in 2023 and 2024 was vibrant, diverse, and more accessible to new listeners than at any point in decades.
Sophie Chen · 2024-10-21
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The 10 Best Bookstores in America for Browsing
Online shopping killed the bookstore that existed purely to sell books.
Sophie Chen · 2024-10-20
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How Sean Baker Keeps Making Masterpieces on Tiny Budgets
Sean Baker is proof that Hollywood's cost inflation is a choice, not a necessity.
Alex Sterling · 2024-10-20
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How Jamie xx's In Waves Proved Patience Pays Off
Jamie xx released his debut solo album In Colour in 2015 to universal acclaim.
Max Calloway · 2024-10-19
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Why We're Living in the Golden Age of Television Comedy
Television comedy has never been this good, this diverse, or this formally ambitious.
Leo Marchetti · 2024-10-19
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Why Barry Jenkins Makes the Most Beautiful Films in Hollywood
Barry Jenkins makes films that look like memories feel.
Nina Vasquez · 2024-10-18
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The Best Literary Magazines You Should Actually Subscribe To
Literary magazines are where the best new writing appears before it becomes a book.
Max Calloway · 2024-10-18
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The 15 Best Thriller Novels for Binge Readers
A great thriller novel is the literary equivalent of a can't-stop-eating snack.
Jordan Blake · 2024-10-17
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How the Nintendo Switch 2 Could Change Portable Gaming Forever
Nintendo officially revealed the Switch 2 in early 2025, and the specifications suggest a console that could fundamentally alter the portable gaming landscape.
Ryan Okafor · 2024-10-17
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How Donald Glover Built the Most Ambitious Creative Empire
Donald Glover operates across more creative disciplines at a higher level than almost anyone in entertainment history.
Nina Vasquez · 2024-10-16
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Why Nostalgia-Bait Cinema Is Everywhere (and Why That's Not All Bad)
Hollywood's nostalgia machine is running at full capacity.
Ethan Park · 2024-10-16