Essays

Music

Kanye West’s ‘Graduation’ Gave Birth to Rap’s First Real Rock Star

09.11.17

By Lawrence Burney
Music

LCD Soundsystem’s New Album Makes Me Nostalgic for LCD Soundsystem

09.08.17

By Larry Fitzmaurice
Identity

How Instagram Makes You Basic, Boring, and Completely Deranged

08.30.17

By Lauren Oyler
Music

Daniel Caesar’s Holy Devotion to Love on ‘Freudian’

08.30.17

By Amani Bin Shikhan
Identity

Why People Treat Taylor Swift’s Albums Like They’re the Damn ‘Da Vinci Code’

08.25.17

By Lauren Oyler
Music

Mozzy and Dave East Prove That Gangsta Rap Still Matters, On Both Coasts

08.25.17

By Lawrence Burney
Music

Brand New’s ‘Science Fiction’ and the Terminal Dread of Being Alive

08.22.17

By Emma Garland
Music

NBA YoungBoy Is Incisive, Introspective, and Next in Line for Greatness

08.19.17

By Lawrence Burney
Music

Frank Ocean’s “Seigfried” Builds on the Beatles’ Production Legacy

08.18.17

By Phil Witmer
Music

‘Backstreet Boys’ Is The Greatest Boy Band Album of All Time

08.18.17

By Sarah MacDonald
Music

“Bastards” Is The Defiant Comeback We Wanted From Kesha

08.14.17

By Sarah MacDonald
Identity

‘My Mad Fat Diary’ Author on the Messy Reality of Surviving a Breakdown

08.14.17

By Rae Earl

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