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Starfleet Academy isn't pandering to or flattering political correctness.
The second season of Prime Video’s John le Carre adaptation is savvy to acknowledge its decade-long cliffhanger.
A 2019 Beinart Gallery interview with painter Scott Listfield vs. a 2020 The Book Slut interview with author Alexander Chee.
A 2023 Fame interview with architect Tom Kundig vs. a 2015 The Interval interview with playwright Lynn Nottage.
My Sensei has some fun with Bret Easton Ellis (via letter).
Another new year with your favorite attitudinal rooster.
When a countercultural dream meets its own footage.
A seasonal tradition in delusion and discounted protein bars.
A 2012 Red Bull Music Academy interview with musician and composer Steven Halpern vs. a 2021 Art.Art interview with artist Dread Scott.
Bono will be there to greet all Baby Boomers, whether they like it or not.
A 2025 Crime Reads interview with novelist Michael Connelly vs. a 2015 Orthodox Arts Journal interview with artist Julia Bridget Hayes.
Prime Video’s soapy six-part miniseries isn’t trashy enough.
And other thoughts about today’s world.
The Rip is far beyond the usual Netflix crap.
Conservatism has always liked the past. Lately, it has started trying to administer it.
Audience member has glimpse of a better world.
Stranger Things' final season is an indictment of how making events of streaming projects does more harm than good.
As humans venture into space, we bring our problems with us.
Nick Fuentes is gaining cultural ground because he treats young men as agents, not problems.
A term coined to describe the toll of racism gets flipped to express another kind of exhaustion.
Remove the smoke, the tar, the yellowed fingers, and the coughing fits, and nicotine itself looks like a surprisingly modest molecule.
The actor talks about his young love for unfiltered Turkish Ovals, his work with Paul Thomas Anderson, and more.
Bill Burr talks billionaires, immigrants, and more in this episode of Subway Takes.
The businessman talks about acting in Marty Supreme, homelessness, and his millionaire lifestyle.
The late director talks about improvising all of This is Spinal Tap and more in this February 2, 1984 interview.
The former talk show host talks about life after Late Night and more in this recent interview with Jimmy Kimmel.
The actor and writer talks about the origin of A Bronx Tale, holding out hope, Swifty Lazar, and more.
The actor talks about his new series Bad Monkey, Death of a Salesman, his love of classical music, and more.
The actress talks about the end of Stranger Things, Bram Stoker's Dracula, and her favorite line from Heathers.
The actor talks about the immense impact the late David Lynch had on his life and reminisces with Duchovny over their time together on Twin Peaks.