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Why Dune Part Two Was the Best Blockbuster in a Decade
Dune: Part Two did something Hollywood forgot was possible: it made a $190 million blockbuster that treated its audience like adults.
Max Calloway · 2026-05-09
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How Hideo Kojima Changed What a Video Game Can Be
Hideo Kojima has been challenging the definition of video games for four decades.
Jordan Blake · 2026-05-09
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The Rise of the One-Person Newsletter Empire
The most interesting writing happening online isn't at legacy media outlets.
Ethan Park · 2026-05-09
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Why Barry Ended as the Best Show Nobody Watched
HBO's Barry ran for four seasons from 2018 to 2023 and never cracked the cultural conversation the way it deserved.
Ryan Okafor · 2026-05-09
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The 8 Best Music Festivals Worth Traveling For in 2025
Not all music festivals are created equal, and most aren't worth the sunburn, overpriced water, and logistical headaches.
Max Calloway · 2026-05-09
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How Letterboxd Became the Social Network for Film Bros
Letterboxd launched in 2011 as a simple film diary from New Zealand developers Matthew Buchanan and Karl von Randow.
Leo Marchetti · 2026-05-09
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The Oral History of MrBeast's Rise (and Controversy)
Jimmy Donaldson, known as MrBeast, went from a teenager uploading videos from his bedroom in Greenville, North Carolina, to the most-subscribed individual creator on YouTube, surpassing 300 million subscribers by 2024.
Leo Marchetti · 2026-05-08
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Why Kendrick Lamar's GNX Was the Album of the Year
Kendrick Lamar GNX arrived in November 2024 with no advance singles, no rollout, and no warning, just a surprise drop that immediately dominated every conversation in music.
Ryan Okafor · 2026-05-08
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The 15 Best Podcasts for Guys Who Hate Bro Podcasts
The podcast landscape is cluttered with shows that mistake volume for insight and controversy for content.
Nina Vasquez · 2026-05-08
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How Ayo Edebiri Became the Internet's Favorite Person
Ayo Edebiri didn't follow the usual Hollywood playbook.
Nina Vasquez · 2026-05-08
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Is Vinyl Actually Better or Are We All Just Pretending?
The vinyl revival is no longer a niche hobby.
Alex Sterling · 2026-05-08
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The 10 Best Video Games to Play When You Need to Decompress
Not every gaming session needs to be a sweat-fest.
Ryan Okafor · 2026-05-08
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Why Everyone Is Watching Korean Dramas Now (and You Should Too)
Korean dramas went from niche subtitled imports to global mainstream entertainment in under a decade.
Nina Vasquez · 2026-05-08
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The Best Manga Series to Start in 2025 If You've Never Read Manga
Manga intimidates newcomers for understandable reasons.
Sophie Chen · 2026-05-08
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How Pedro Pascal Became Hollywood's Most Likeable Leading Man
Pedro Pascal's path to stardom was anything but conventional.
Sophie Chen · 2026-05-08
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The 20 Albums That Defined the 2020s So Far
Every half-decade needs its sonic markers, and the 2020s have delivered an embarrassment of riches.
Alex Sterling · 2026-05-08
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Why the Criterion Channel Is Worth Every Penny
At $10.
Sophie Chen · 2026-05-08
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The Director You're Sleeping On
Celine Sciamma has been making quietly revolutionary French cinema for over a decade, but her name still does not register with most American film audiences.
Max Calloway · 2026-05-07
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The Documentary You're Sleeping On
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, Laura Poitras 2022 documentary about photographer Nan Goldin activism against the Sackler family, won the Golden Lion at Venice and then seemed to vanish from conversation.
Alex Sterling · 2026-05-07
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The Graphic Novel You're Sleeping On
Adrian Tomine The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist is a brutally honest graphic memoir about creative insecurity, public humiliation, and the gulf between how we present ourselves and how we feel inside.
Alex Sterling · 2026-05-07