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May
05
Emma Stone stars in Easy A. She's wearing a black bustier with a red A on the boob. She's holding sunglasses.

Episodes Monday Rundown April 28 - May 4 2025

5 min read
Apr
11
The members of Ben Folds Five pose in front of a forested area. Ben Folds looks at the camera; the other two look away.

April mailbag

9 min read
Mar
31
Taylor Swift, clad in a frilly gold dress, smiles as she performs in the Eras Tour concert. She's holding a microphone.

Episodes Monday Rundown March 24 - 30 2025

6 min read
Feb
10
Kendrick Lamar performs at the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show.

Episodes Monday Rundown Feb. 3 - 9 2025

4 min read
Jan
03
Bob Dylan plays something on an acoustic guitar as Pete Seeger listens on the sideline.

A Complete Unknown complicates the biopic antagonist

7 min read
Dec
06
Katie Crutchfield, aka Waxahatchee, stands in the middle of greenery in a shirt over a red bra. She wears a ball cap and

My 11 favorite songs of 2024

11 min read
Aug
28
Pop star Chappell Roan wears a sash with her name on it, cradling flowers and a trophy.

Chappell Roan and our ever more parasocial world

In 2024, we're all living out Francis Ford Coppola's The Conversation -- on both ends.
10 min read
Aug
23
Eleanor's face looks deeply surprised as she points at Michael in the season one finale of The Good Place.

August mailbag

10 min read
Apr
26
Sabrina Carpenter in the "Espresso" video, all blonde hair and golden skin, holding sunscreen.

The glorious theater kid energy of the modern pop star

5 min read
Dec
08
A man in a tie and parka looks befuddled while standing in front of a sign reading "Welcome to Cicely, Alaska. Pop. 215"

December mailbag!

7 min read