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Atlanta-based rapper, writer, and producer Oliver Twixt (pronounced “twist”) uses very few words— “hip-hop artist…

FX is responsible for some of the best, most groundbreaking TV of the 21st century. The Shield, Archer, The Americans

Like many people, I have become a Zoom aficionado as of late. I’ve also downloaded Netflix Party Chrome extensions…

Now that true love is just an app away, an entire generation of Tindr users have grown addicted to the instant…

Forget the cautionary tales of yore: Online duplicity is actually ridiculously fun.

I Think You Should Leave couldn’t have a more perfect title, conjuring as it does that climax of an uncomfortable…

Technically, the vernal equinox is now 18 days away—yes, I keep vigil—but on March 8, RVNG Intl. will release a…

The best meal I ever made was a New Year’s Eve dinner a few years back. Nothing about it was particularly…

When it comes to my mobile games, I favor simplicity of structure above almost all else. Something to play on the…

You have already read the headline. I know that you do not want to hear this, and probably do not care, but I swear,…

I like Nicolas Winding Refn’s films—the ending of The Neon Demon was enough to redeem that otherwise flawed film for…

You’ve probably heard this from a bunch of people already, but it’s pertinent enough that I don’t really care about…

Look, the secret is out: Nobody can really tell the difference between competing club sodas, and even individual…

Having recently succumbed to my ever-growing urge to join the “TV screen strapped 3 inches from my dumb face”…

Ah, the ’90s wave of teen-centric horror. Critically maligned (except for Scream, really) and scorned by horror fans…

At this point, it’s safe to say the report of disco’s death was an exaggeration. The backlash against it,…

I used to think it silly how wild people went over peaches or ramps or morels—any highly seasonal crop that has a…

It is still possible, in 2018, to come across people who insist that hip-hop is some sort of “lesser” form of music.…

I love monsters of all sorts, but some of my favorites are the traditional monsters from Japanese folklore…

Even when considered only at surface value, Slate’s Slow Burn podcast is a great idea. Hosted and masterminded by…