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The 2023 Sundance Film Festival returns this week in Park City, Utah, but you don’t have to travel to enjoy a busy film schedule. After […]
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The 2023 Sundance Film Festival returns this week in Park City, Utah, but you don’t have to travel to enjoy a busy film schedule. After […]
Continue reading »This week’s guide features three prominent young influencers: one may have thrown a pig, one is accused of being a pig, and a third is […]
Continue reading »TV show reruns are taking over the podcast zeitgeist. It’s kind of an easy sell – creating content around something that has already won the […]
Continue reading »Coachella just announced their 2023 roster, and it’s a killer one: Frank Ocean, Korean superstars BlackPink and Bad Bunny will be the headliners, and you […]
Continue reading »It’s a brand new year, and that means tons of art and entertainment have gone from being privately owned to being owned by everyone and […]
Continue reading »Growing up has never been easy, but as of March 2020, we are all struggling with the added stress. The pandemic has brought a host […]
Continue reading »While the House of Representatives is stuck in a hell of a series of endless votes that decide nothing, their grandchildren are celebrating the new […]
Continue reading »I know you’re probably up to your neck in year-end podcast recommendations from the internet. ( Including my own , which is the best, if […]
Continue reading »Nepotism is the most natural thing in the world. Most of us would use our connections to help our family find work if we could, […]
Continue reading »Pop culture this week includes supermen, supercars and a super old game that kids are rediscovering. To spice it up, I’ll add a pinch: “TikTok […]
Continue reading »The White Lotus uses simple storytelling to explore simple topics. People go crazy about it mainly because the casting is flawless. The show’s secret sauce […]
Continue reading »Some films are liars. These are trolls whose secrets are revealed only after you have bought a ticket or pressed the “play” button. Whether for […]
Continue reading »It’s been a big year for podcasts, and it takes a lot to stand out in a sea of fantastic storytelling, original reporting, and comedic […]
Continue reading »Taking a look this week into the secret world of kids and teens, we’re exploring TikTok’s dubious orthodontic trend, singing poop songs, and enjoying Wednesday’s […]
Continue reading »Gather up, podcast listeners. I want to tell you a story. Lots of stories, the best stories, compiled from the best stories in the show, […]
Continue reading »There are plenty of podcasts out there that will blow your mind , break the news , get you into a mystery , or teach […]
Continue reading »Goncharov is the best movie you will ever see. Billed as “The Greatest Mafia Movie Ever Made,” this 1973 Martin Scorsese-directed gangster epic starring Robert […]
Continue reading »The holidays are here, which means you’re likely to be spending a lot of time in the car, or with your family, or in the […]
Continue reading »Why are music podcasts good? There are so many. What’s wrong with music podcasts? There are sooo many of them. But it’s also secretly back […]
Continue reading »Is the selfie postmodern evidence of radical self-love, or just an annoying trend? I have no idea, but I have an idea of who took […]
Continue reading »Our sister site The A.V. Club recently reviewed the biggest snubs and surprises among the 2023 Grammy nominations just released . All the dizzying omissions […]
Continue reading »Too many Christmas movies and too few Thanksgiving movies. The first thing that comes to mind for most people is Airplanes, Trains and Automobiles, then […]
Continue reading »A distinctive (and sometimes terrible) feature of podcasts is their low barrier to entry. Experts and enthusiasts of all stripes can take the mic and […]
Continue reading »This week, I’ll take a look at some of the darker, uglier, and grotesque phenomena in youth culture, from toxic masculinity to frightening stalkers and […]
Continue reading »TikTok has inspired a lot of people to do a lot of stupid things, but it’s not yet clear if we can add “creating a […]
Continue reading »Even if you’re not a gamer, you’re no doubt aware of Dungeons & Dragons, the fantasy tabletop RPG that popularized the genre (at least among […]
Continue reading »Traditional treasure hunting is a lot of hassle: you need to buy an ancient map from a scary antiques shop, hire a ship captain with […]
Continue reading »It’s not an exercise: Taylor Swift has announced dates for The Eras Tour , hitting the road for the first time since 2018. She was […]
Continue reading »The feeling of being touched by horror can become compulsive and even addictive, and few tools make it as easy for you as podcasts. The […]
Continue reading »I’m sure you’ve heard someone say, “The Internet is forever,” but that’s not true. Once vibrant online communities with hundreds of thousands of users can […]
Continue reading »This week’s offbeat guide is a medley of trendlets, memes and terrible ideas. Young people teach each other dubious facts about geography, “cleanse” their intestines […]
Continue reading »We all have questions about sex that we’re too shy to ask, and if you don’t have Dan Savage on speed dial, listening to podcasts […]
Continue reading »New podcasts are popping up so fast that it’s easy to feel like you’re playing a hit the mole game with your own download queue. […]
Continue reading »It’s hard to really understand what young people are doing these days because the relentless algorithms that shape our culture have divided us all into […]
Continue reading »If you want to go on a cross-country journey filled with scary Halloween locations, read on. The ten locations here are scattered across our terrifying […]
Continue reading »Halloween is coming and things are getting really weird. Rapper Lil Yachty walks in Poland, and tiktokers put pumpkins on their heads, buy up all […]
Continue reading »Fat Bear Week is approaching. In just a few short days, on October 11 (Fat Bear Tuesday), one of the more than 2,000 Alaskan brown […]
Continue reading »I’ll never find a buried treasure – it’s going to take a lot of work, and I can’t even find my car keys – but […]
Continue reading »Dear Food and Drug Administration, You should start asking me what is true and what is fiction among teenagers before sending warnings. This week’s real […]
Continue reading »This week there is something for everyone in children’s popular culture. Gamers can enjoy a bunch of leaked videos of the mega-game in development Grand […]
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