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2/14/20

1:45 PM

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Netflix’s Love Is Blind flips the script on the dating app generation

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1/18/20

9:00 AM

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Everyone should accept The Circle’s friend request

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8/19/19

11:30 AM

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Colleen Green’s album-length cover of Blink-182’s Dude Ranch is a sepia-toned ode to adolescence

Randall Colburn

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8/17/19

1:00 PM

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In 1989, The Frogs took a chainsaw to homophobic stereotypes

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4/30/19

12:00 PM

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Tim Robinson’s hilarious I Think You Should Leave should stay longer

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3/2/19

1:00 PM

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Helado Negro's new album is caldo de pollo for the soul

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12/28/18

11:00 AM

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Here’s to staying in: A decadent yet simple New Year’s Eve menu

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11/10/18

11:00 AM

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The task at the center of this mobile game is simple yet satisfying

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9/29/18

1:00 PM

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It is with a heavy heart that we report that Tidal is good now

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9/22/18

1:00 PM

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Keeping the exploitation-film fires burning with Nicolas Winding Refn

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9/8/18

10:00 AM

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Sorry To Bother You does everything great science fiction should

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8/18/18

10:00 AM

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Bubbles and beds: Two recommendations for better drinking and sleeping

Alex McLevy and Danette Chavez

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7/21/18

1:00 PM

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With a little help from Nikola Tesla, The Invisible Hours expands our idea of what a VR "game" can be

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7/14/18

10:00 AM

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A book-length appreciation for all those ’90s teen horror movies

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7/7/18

11:00 AM

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Get the party started with this celebration of P&P Records’ “underground disco”

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6/23/18

2:00 PM

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The time of the season: Two treats for early summer

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6/16/18

10:00 AM

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The spirit of 1993 is alive in a legendary rapper’s jazz album

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6/9/18

10:00 AM

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From whimsical to utterly terrifying, Japanese folklore has a monster for everyone

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5/19/18

11:00 AM

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A Watergate podcast that’s as much about the past as it is the present

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4/21/18

1:00 PM

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For those with a sore throat, a friend

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