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Conservatives can't forgive SNL delay.
Can a grassroots soccer league in Kingston get a witness?
Using a ghostwriter for Dangerous diminishes his standing.
Is this the end of civil discourse?
Dan Deacon, Blade Runner 2049, and “that was the culture then.”
Now the party of the permanent war dance.
A school district banning To Kill a Mockingbird is just the latest example.
A look at the psychology of a long-ago tale.
The Times' social media policy is about making Trump happy.
Rooster’s Uncle Slippy and his questionable past with Bob Dylan.
Chadwick Boseman’s excellent as Thurgood Marshall, though. B
It helps a worried soul to just sing out loud.
Histories cross and overlap and resonate.
The right words in the right juxtaposition can absorb or inform you.
Maryland’s Helen Mizeur ought to watch Putney Swope.
What they mean.
Weinstein is the second Queens pimp currently fouling our news cycles.
Stop complaining and report.
For U.S. soccer, everything is horrible and ruined.
A key scene from the movie of my life.
A maligned bird reconsidered.
I wonder how sick the elite really are.
The Almost-Old Internet of 2003 was all garbage, just as our current Internet is.
Directed by Justin Broadbent. Choir of the Mind is out now on Last Gang Records. W magazine premiered the video and has a brief interview. More at Haines' official website. Via Stereogum.
Matthew Continetti might be the last person who realizes journalistic objectivity is dead.
Directed by Sophia Peer. The title track from her upcoming second album, out Oct. 27 on Matador. DIY has a recent interview. More on Twitter. Via Paste.
ScreenCrush gives us an elaborate breakdown of the film's opening scene. Via The AV Club.
A nod to Baltimore’s Charles Villager and a rebuke of schoolmarm Ross Douthat.
Directed by Willo Perron. MASSEDUCTION is out Oct. 13 on Loma Vista. The Guardian has a recent interview. More at her offical website. Via Paste.
Using never-before-seen archival footage, director Brett Morgen has put together a stunning documentary about pioneering primatologist Jane Goodall. Via Boing Boing.
A splendid wedding in Toronto, barely marred by ornery Canadian custom officials.
Directed by Danny Cohen. Lotta Sea Lice, the duo's collaborative album, is out Oct. 13 on Matador. Rolling Stone has a recent interview. Tour dates and more at their official website. Via Stereogum.
Intentionally? Hard to say. More at The AV Club.
A short documentary from Joris Debeij about 14-year-old BMX rider Erik Aguilar. More from Uninterrupted. Via Short of the Week.
High-wire days for Red Sox fans.
