The Top 10 TV Shows of the Year, According to Streaming Services.
If there’s one word that sums up American streaming habits in the first six months of 2026, it’s “diversity.” We’re swerving between heavy dramas like […]
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If there’s one word that sums up American streaming habits in the first six months of 2026, it’s “diversity.” We’re swerving between heavy dramas like […]
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Cape Fear is one of those stories whose premise is so solid and reliable that it lends itself to endless reimagining and interpretation. The original […]
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Welcome back to your weekly youth culture roundup, where I decode what exactly these crazy kids are up to. If you’ve been feeling out of […]
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We’re officially halfway through 2026, and people have spent the past six months binge-watching some incredible movies. The ten films below—the most popular of the […]
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Mad Men is a series that transcends its brief. At first glance, it seems a bit dull and slightly ridiculous—a show about Madison Avenue ad […]
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Throughout 2026, you can get thousands of free ebooks if you know where and when to look. Amazon offers readers free Kindle ebooks year-round, with […]
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The two most popular movies streamed online in June were about the end of the world, but they offered wildly different interpretations of how it […]
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In June, popular series dominated streaming service ratings, ranging from dark thrillers and anarchic animated series to action-packed comedies. From the mystical shores of Widow’s […]
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Raise a glass, America! Today is the Fourth of July—and not just any Fourth of July, but the 250th anniversary of Independence Day. Why not […]
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This week, we take a trip into the hall of mirrors of contemporary youth culture: a new example of post-slang, another poisonous note from the […]
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Creating something new based on established intellectual property—especially a best-selling book that’s already been adapted into a cult film—is no easy feat. However, the team […]
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Anyone who’s ever worked in an office (or imagined themselves working in an office) will instantly fall in love with The Office . In fact, […]
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With its Shakespearean depth and populated by some of the most hilariously awful characters imaginable , Succession deservedly became a phenomenon over its four seasons. […]
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No one masters the early 20th-century English country house drama quite like Julian Fellowes. Before adapting the genre for America with the cult HBO series […]
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Come here! The Mortal Kombat franchise began with the release of an arcade game in 1992 and has grown steadily over the years, becoming a […]
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“You” is the epitome of the antihero: Joe Goldberg is a vile, terrifying individual who deserves every punishment, but watching him obsess over his many […]
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The summer 2026 meme has arrived: “Dah bih gah” has taken over the internet in the last couple of weeks, and is being repeated with […]
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Same-sex marriage was legalized in Massachusetts just over two decades ago and has been the law of the land since 2015, yet somehow LGBT-themed films […]
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FX’s “Shogun” combines gripping historical drama, complex political intrigue, and a deep dive into the intricacies of 16th-century Japanese culture and history to create an […]
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Just in time for June 7th, game maker Hasbro announced the upcoming release of a “mind-blowing” version of Monopoly. Called “Billionaire Mind-blowing,” the game will […]
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In a genre dominated by dark, dystopian visions of the future, For All Mankind is a powerful counterpoint: an alternate history that imagines a timeline […]
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This is what a fabulous summer day in Los Angeles looks like: 9am : Get your Jeep Wrangler top down, throw your bags and dog […]
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Seven of May’s most popular series are based on existing works. Dutton Ranch is a spinoff of Yellowstone . Spider-Man Noir is based on the […]
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Over three seasons (so far), the HBO series White Lotus has offered viewers a delightful blend of detective stories, “eat the rich” satire, and hilarious […]
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In May, Sam Raimi’s The Help , a bloody, funny, and action-packed thriller about office intrigue and revenge, emerged victorious in the streaming wars. The […]
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Throughout 2026, you can get thousands of free ebooks if you know where and when to look. Amazon offers readers free Kindle ebooks year-round, with […]
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This week in the “Out of Touch Guide,” we explore how a LEGO set sale in Oregon led to a series of high-stakes lawsuits involving […]
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Star Wars fans may argue about all sorts of things in the ever-expanding galaxy far, far away, but there’s one aspect of modern Star Wars […]
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Call the Midwife has been around for a long time—perhaps longer than you think. It began as Jennifer Worth’s memoir, first published in 2002, and […]
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Conspiracy theories are nothing new, but the swirling swamp of social media sometimes conjures up new combinations of old nonsense that suddenly resurface. Interest in […]
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I’m absolutely crazy about Mixtape , but I’m not so crazy about AI-generated cat videos on TikTok. Diving! If that doesn’t make sense to you, […]
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It’s a story straight out of a Hollywood thriller: over the past five years, up to a dozen scientists working on some of the most […]
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In this episode of “Out of Touch,” we explore the online virtual character creation competition Omoggle and investigate the hack that paralyzed schools across the […]
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Much of 2026 was depressing, annoying, or worse, but at least television was pretty good—streaming platforms are packed with future classics across a wide range […]
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This week, a meme-fueled generational civil war broke out on TikTok, and only one side is aware of it; a throwaway tweet from rapper Young […]
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In April, the top 10 most popular films by viewership included films of a wide variety of styles and genres, so, as they say, there’s […]
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Throughout 2026, you can get thousands of free ebooks if you know where and when to look. Amazon offers readers free Kindle ebooks year-round, with […]
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Since the release of the original Avatar in 2009, James Cameron’s epic interstellar franchise has captured popular culture with the incredible force of an RDA […]
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Hulu’s adaptation of The Handmaid’s Tale arrived at an opportune moment—at a time when many Americans were beginning to question the integrity of our democracy. […]
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For members of a generation constantly online, reality hangs by a very thin thread. Core youth values like authenticity and “being yourself” are confusing concepts […]
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