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The Best Art Exhibitions Happening in 2025
The gallery and museum calendar for 2025 is stacked.
Ryan Okafor · 2024-09-15
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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 · 2024-09-15
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Why Mechanical Keyboards Became a Whole Subculture
It started with gamers wanting faster response times and typists wanting better tactile feedback.
Sophie Chen · 2024-09-14
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10 Documentaries That Will Actually Change How You See the World
Documentaries get recommended constantly, but most of them just confirm what you already believe.
Ethan Park · 2024-09-14
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The Case for Going to the Movies Alone
Going to the movies alone carries an undeserved stigma.
Nina Vasquez · 2024-09-13
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How Tyler the Creator Built the Most Interesting Discography in Hip-Hop
Tyler Gregory Okonma has one of the most dramatic artistic evolutions in music history.
Ryan Okafor · 2024-09-13
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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 · 2024-09-12
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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 · 2024-09-11
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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 · 2024-09-11
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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 · 2024-09-10
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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 · 2024-09-10
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How Ayo Edebiri Became the Internet's Favorite Person
Ayo Edebiri didn't follow the usual Hollywood playbook.
Nina Vasquez · 2024-09-09
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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 · 2024-09-09
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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 · 2024-09-08
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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 · 2024-09-08
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How A24 Became the Supreme of Movie Studios
A24 went from an unknown distribution company in 2012 to the most culturally relevant studio in Hollywood by doing something deceptively simple: treating its audience like adults.
Ethan Park · 2024-09-07
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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 · 2024-09-07
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The 10 Best Films of 2024 You Probably Missed
The 2024 film landscape was rich beyond what most audiences had time to discover.
Ryan Okafor · 2024-09-06
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Why Baldur's Gate 3 Raised the Bar for RPGs Forever
Larian Studios Baldur Gate 3, released in August 2023, is the most significant role-playing game since The Witcher 3.
Sophie Chen · 2024-09-06