TV

This HBO documentary is one of the best true-crime series ever made

The Yogurt Shop Murders focuses less on the case and more on the people involved, writes Emily St. James.

state fair

Need for seed: a quest for the real Minnesota at the state fair

The pop-culture depiction of the state is only sort of right, writes Lily Osler.

Rundown

Episodes Monday Rundown September 8 - 14 2025

This week: Two classic visions of the Midwest, a true-crime doc, and the Strange New Worlds finale.

Mailbag

September mailbag

This month: Why doesn't Emily have Netflix? And what IS psychological horror anyway?

Rundown

Episodes Monday Rundown September 1 - 7 2025

This week: Akira Kurosawa, John Wayne, and Sabrina Carpenter. Legends all!

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sabrina carpenter

In Sabrina Carpenter’s world, camp is the opposite of heteropessimism

Somehow, heartbreak feels good in a place like Sabrina Carpenter's discography.

theaters

Why is Hamilton mostly remembered for the things it's not?

The musical, now 10 years old, seems forever defined by the political moment in which it debuted.

Rundown

Episodes Monday Rundown August 25 - 31 2025

This week: Sabrina Carpenter, '90s Trek, and two great video essays.

ai

Maybe AI could make something interesting. It couldn't make "art."

Death to art that only wants to serve us up what we already know we want.

movies

Episodes Monday Rundown August 18 - 24 2025

This week: folk horror, not-so-scary monsters, and giant moths. In three different projects!

Mailbag

August mailbag

This month: Greta Gerwig's How I Met Your Dad, The Addams Family, and bad advice.