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‘I Saw The TV Glow’ Unfurls The Great Trans Unknown
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Annie Howard
May 16, 2024
Life Lessons
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Barry Petchesky
May 16, 2024
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Sabrina Imbler
May 15, 2024
Arts And Culture
Paramount Plus Is Ruining My Life, And It Is Time For Jeff Probst To Do Something About It
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Kelsey McKinney
May 15, 2024
Arts And Culture
John Mulaney Made A Perfect Late-Night Show For Just One Week
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Israel Daramola
May 14, 2024
Arts And Culture
The Myth Of An Apolitical Eurovision
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Sabrina Imbler
May 12, 2024
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Everyone Has A Steve Albini Album
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David Roth
May 9, 2024
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How Do You Compartmentalize The Spectacle?
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Alex Sujong Laughlin
May 9, 2024
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What’s In A Frame?
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Barry Petchesky
May 7, 2024
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Kendrick Lamar And Drake Battle For The Lowest Blow
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Israel Daramola
May 6, 2024
Music
Cindy Lee’s ‘Diamond Jubilee’ Is A Gift Worth Savoring
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Nicholas Russell
May 6, 2024
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You Can’t Not Surrender To The ‘Challengers’ Soundtrack
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Soraya Roberts
May 3, 2024
Music
Everybody Hates Drake: A Guide To Millennial Rap’s Midlife Beef Crisis
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Israel Daramola
May 2, 2024
Arts And Culture
Ethan Hawke Wants To Make Movies That Begin At The End
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Corey Atad
May 1, 2024
This Is So Stupid
Unlike All The Archeologists, I Know What This Thingy Is For
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Kelsey McKinney
May 1, 2024
Arts And Culture
‘Ripley’ Turns Black And White To Color
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Soraya Roberts
April 26, 2024
History
The Judgment Of Magneto
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Asher Elbein
April 24, 2024
Arts And Culture
I Am Obsessed With This Clay Pot
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Kelsey McKinney
April 23, 2024
Arts And Culture
When You Eat Poison Long Enough, It Starts To Taste Good
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Alex Sujong Laughlin
April 19, 2024
Arts And Culture
PEN America Chooses The Most Cowardly Words
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Lauren Theisen
April 18, 2024
Arts And Culture
Rico Wade And Organized Noize Were The Architects Of Southern Rap
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Israel Daramola
April 18, 2024
Arts And Culture
The Forbidden Worlds Of Toshiko Takaezu
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Sabrina Imbler
April 17, 2024
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‘The Sympathizer’ Is In Good Hands With Park Chan-Wook
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Israel Daramola
April 15, 2024
TV
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Israel Daramola
April 11, 2024
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‘The Kid Detective’ Is Too Good To Be Forgotten
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Soraya Roberts
April 11, 2024
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