criticism

Food

Jen Agg: Stop Calling Women ‘Outspoken’

05.18.17

By Jen Agg
Music

HARD Summer’s Video Director: “People Are Shaming Me Back to the Fart Jokes Where I Belong.”

05.05.17

By Rachel Kraus
Games

We Use ‘What Remains of Edith Finch’ to Discuss Storytelling on Waypoint Radio

04.28.17

By Patrick Klepek
Games

Scott Eric Kaufman Taught Me How to Love Games

12.09.16

By Cameron Kunzelman
Games

How ‘Dark Souls II’ Reflects Our Historical and Political Anxieties

11.08.16

By Brendan Vance
Music

A Taste of the Highlife: Expert Witness with Robert Christgau

10.28.16

By Robert Christgau
Identity

Imagining Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman’s Entire Relationship Through Their Films

09.16.16

By Hanson O'Haver
Identity

‘Narcos’ Asks Us To Consider All Facets of a Bad Man

09.09.16

By Gabby Bess
Entertainment

The Surprising Benefits of Hating Everything

09.08.16

By Lauren Oyler
Entertainment

Disposable DIS-Dain: Berlin Biennale Critics Miss the Point

07.11.16

By Alyssa Buffenstein
Entertainment

Bad Art 2: 2 Bad Asks, “Isn’t All Art Created Equal?”

07.02.16

By Diana Shi
Entertainment

The Internet Is (Still) for Porn

06.02.16

By Virginia Heffernan

The Latest

Gaming

Xbox Game Pass Surprises Users With a New 2025 Game Today

Xbox Game Pass adds a 2025 title today and gives players a chance to catch up on the latest installment in the franchise.

04.03.26

By Denny Connolly
Screenshot: The Pokémon Company

Gaming

Pokémon Champions Mega Abilities Leak Reveals Overpowered New Forms

A new leak might have just revealed most of the new Mega Abilities in Pokémon Champions. If true, it makes some Pokémon overpowered.

04.02.26

By Brent Koepp
PlayStation 5s – Credit: Sony

Tech via

Amazon Is Still Selling the PlayStation 5 at Its Old, Lower Price

I don’t often urge people to run, run, run and buy a deal, but if you want a PS5 before the price hike kicks in, I wouldn’t wait long past lunch.

04.02.26

By Matt Jancer | Reviewed by Ysolt Usigan
Tunvarat Pruksachat/Getty Images

Life

This ‘Healthy’ Ingredient You’re Probably Eating Might Give You a Stroke

If you’ve had a protein bar that wasn’t inedible, it’s probably because of erythritol. It’s just too bad that it might give you a stroke.

04.02.26

By Luis Prada
Sugar, The Surfing Dog

Life

Remembering Sugar the Surfing Dog, World Champion Dog Surfer

RIP Sugar.

04.02.26

By Luis Prada