• tv The 35 best TV performances of 2016 (and one worst) By Laura Adamczyk, Gwen Ihnat, Esther Zuckerman, Caitlin PenzeyMoog, Sean O'Neal, Erik Adams, Alex McLevy, Danette Chavez, Marah Eakin December 15, 2016 | 6:00am
• tv What’s missing from our list of 2016’s best shows? By Becca James, Noel Murray, Brandon Nowalk, Dennis Perkins, Nathan Rabin, Caitlin PenzeyMoog, Sean O'Neal, Alex McLevy, Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya, Esther Zuckerman, A.A. Dowd, Vikram Murthi, Molly Eichel, Jesse Hassenger, Les Chappell, Caroline Siede, Nick Wanserski, Leonardo Adrian Garcia, Josh Modell, Joe Blevins, Erik Adams, Danette Chavez, Kyle Fowle, Myles McNutt December 14, 2016 | 6:00am
• tv The best TV of 2016, part 2 By Gwen Ihnat, Esther Zuckerman, Josh Modell, Joshua Alston, Sean O'Neal, Erik Adams, Alex McLevy, Danette Chavez, LaToya Ferguson, Noel Murray, Oliver Sava, Marah Eakin December 14, 2016 | 6:00am
• tv The best TV shows of 2016: The ballots By Scott Von Doviak, Joshua Alston, Noel Murray, LaToya Ferguson, Dennis Perkins, Allison Shoemaker, Sean O'Neal, Alex McLevy, Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya, Esther Zuckerman, Zack Handlen, Vikram Murthi, Molly Eichel, Les Chappell, Caroline Siede, Gwen Ihnat, Josh Modell, Erik Adams, Danette Chavez, Emily L. Stephens, Kyle Fowle, Myles McNutt, Dan Caffrey December 14, 2016 | 6:00am
• aux We’re talking KFC’s latest marketing stunt starring Fred Armisen By Sean O'Neal December 13, 2016 | 9:53pm
• music The best music of 2016: The ballots By Kevin Warwick, Evan Rytlewski, kenneth-partridge, Leonardo Adrian Garcia, Chris Mincher, Annie Zaleski, Josh Modell, Kelsey J. Waite, Lily Moayeri, J.J. Anselmi, David Anthony, Sean O'Neal, Alex McLevy, Randall Colburn, Zoe Camp, Clayton Purdom, Eric Swedlund December 12, 2016 | 6:00am
• music The A.V. Club’s 20 best albums of 2016 By Kevin Warwick, Evan Rytlewski, Annie Zaleski, Leonardo Adrian Garcia, Chris Mincher, Josh Modell, Kelsey J. Waite, David Anthony, Sean O'Neal, Alex McLevy, Randall Colburn, Zoe Camp, Clayton Purdom, Eric Swedlund December 12, 2016 | 6:00am
• tv Dennis “Mr. Belding” Haskins takes our Saved By The Bell quiz By Sean O'Neal December 9, 2016 | 5:34pm
• tv The year in swag: 2016 left us with broken goggles, a cow eye, and witch pee By Laura Adamczyk, Gwen Ihnat, Josh Modell, Katie Rife, Clayton Purdom, Kelsey J. Waite, David Anthony, Sean O'Neal, Erik Adams, Alex McLevy, Danette Chavez, Caitlin PenzeyMoog, Marah Eakin, Laura M. Browning December 9, 2016 | 4:00pm
• aux Candace Cameron Bure lays down her burdens and leaves The View By Sean O'Neal December 8, 2016 | 10:13pm
• aux Hear a song from The Jesus And Mary Chain’s first album in 18 years By Sean O'Neal December 8, 2016 | 8:21pm
• tv “Doesn’t anybody eat around here?” and 6 other inconsequential Westworld mysteries By Esther Zuckerman, Sean O'Neal, Erik Adams, Clayton Purdom December 5, 2016 | 6:40pm
• music What song do you wish you—and the world—could hear again for the first time? By Annie Zaleski, Kyle Ryan, Kevin Pang, Gwen Ihnat, Esther Zuckerman, Joe Blevins, David Anthony, Becca James, Erik Adams, Alex McLevy, Danette Chavez, Brandon Nowalk, Sean O'Neal, William Hughes, Jesse Hassenger, Caitlin PenzeyMoog December 2, 2016 | 6:00am
• aux Trevor Noah has his best interview yet with living Facebook screed Tomi Lahren By Sean O'Neal December 1, 2016 | 5:59pm
• film Nick Cave’s One More Time With Feeling is an intimate but not invasive portrait of grief By Sean O'Neal December 1, 2016 | 6:00am
• film The Reservoir Dogs soundtrack made everything a little cooler By Sean O'Neal November 30, 2016 | 6:00am
• aux Failing media to be replaced by 24-hour Taylor Swift channel By Sean O'Neal November 29, 2016 | 6:02pm
• music Vaporwave is no longer a joke on 2814’s Rain Temple By Sean O'Neal November 29, 2016 | 6:00am
• aux Buy the cocaine-and-jizz-strewn house from Boogie Nights By Sean O'Neal November 28, 2016 | 10:58pm
• aux Larry Wilmore has a new gig at ABC By Sean O'Neal November 28, 2016 | 10:26pm
• tv What TV series did you love but will never revisit? By Nathan Rabin, Nick Wanserski, Annie Zaleski, Gwen Ihnat, A.A. Dowd, Joe Blevins, Becca James, Sean O'Neal, Erik Adams, Alex McLevy, Danette Chavez, William Hughes, Jesse Hassenger November 25, 2016 | 6:00am