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Three photos of Charli XCX

Charli XCX Made A Beautiful Monument To Impermanence

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Mike Kinsella of American Football performs onstage during a concert at O2 Academy Leeds.

American Football Is Still Making Magic

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The Sports Idiot Is Dead, Long Live The Sports Idiot

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Let’s Unpack LaMelo Ball’s Sugary Abode

LaMelo Ball of the Charlotte Hornets attends a 2025 NBA Summer League game

Claire Stapleton Helped Write The Myth Of Google, But Now She’s Trying To Tell The Truth

What Are You Banning When You Ban Influencers?

Collage: An old drawing of people in a lifeboat struggling against rough seas; in front of them a modern woman is popping out of the water, taking a photo of herself.

The Best Music Of 2026 So Far

Still image from Drake's music video for "Burning Bridges."

Books

Danny McBride Leaves You Wandering

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Colson Whitehead Talks About Embracing Change, Pulling Off A Heist, And Finding A Good Coffee Table

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Can Men Stop Hating Women?

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How Cops Consolidated So Much Power Over Local Governments

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Movies

‘I Want Your Sex’ Is A Raunchy Plea For Young People To Have More Fun

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For Better Or Worse, ‘The Odyssey’ Is Peak Christopher Nolan

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Children watching a movie at the Bankside Film Theatre in London, UK, 27th July 1973. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

What’s The Worst Movie You’ve Ever Watched In A Theater?

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‘Citizen Vigilante’ Is The Latest Product Of The Culture Of Petulance

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Music

Who’s Afraid Of A Scammer Anthem?

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25 Rap Songs For America’s 250th

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Photo of Jay-Z and Biggie Smalls.

How Jay-Z Changed Rap With ‘Reasonable Doubt’

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Rosalía performs on stage

Eight Years Of Rituals With Rosalía

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Television

Melanie and Corey "explore a new connection" in the 6/23/26 episode of Love Island. It's two hot people sitting on a couch.

Folkways Of The Contemporary Sex Idiot, With Kelsey McKinney And Alex Sujong Laughlin

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two hot people kiss while a dozen hot men sit on bean bags in the background and clap

What Do We Think About This Season Of ‘Love Island USA’?

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Alexi Lalas attends the Fox Sports FIFA World Cup 2026 Media Day event at Lavan on May 21, 2026 in New York City.

Alexi Lalas Has Already Worn Out His Welcome

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‘Off Campus’ Can’t Sell The Hockey Player Fantasy

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