Here’s to staying in: A decadent yet simple New Year’s Eve menu
The best meal I ever made was a New Year’s Eve dinner a few years back. Nothing about it was particularly…
The task at the center of this mobile game is simple yet satisfying
When it comes to my mobile games, I favor simplicity of structure above almost all else. Something to play on the…
It is with a heavy heart that we report that Tidal is good now
You have already read the headline. I know that you do not want to hear this, and probably do not care, but I swear, it…
Keeping the exploitation-film fires burning with Nicolas Winding Refn
I like Nicolas Winding Refn’s films—the ending of The Neon Demon was enough to redeem that otherwise flawed film for…
Sorry To Bother You does everything great science fiction should
You’ve probably heard this from a bunch of people already, but it’s pertinent enough that I don’t really care about…
Bubbles and beds: Two recommendations for better drinking and sleeping
Look, the secret is out: Nobody can really tell the difference between competing club sodas, and even individual…
With a little help from Nikola Tesla, The Invisible Hours expands our idea of what a VR "game" can be
Having recently succumbed to my ever-growing urge to join the “TV screen strapped 3 inches from my dumb face” set—which…
A book-length appreciation for all those ’90s teen horror movies
Ah, the ’90s wave of teen-centric horror. Critically maligned (except for Scream, really) and scorned by horror fans…
Get
the party started with this celebration of P&P Records’
“underground disco”
At this point, it’s safe to say the report of disco’s death was an exaggeration. The backlash against it, culminating…
The time of the season: Two treats for early summer
I used to think it silly how wild people went over peaches or ramps or morels—any highly seasonal crop that has a short…
The spirit of 1993 is alive in a legendary rapper’s jazz album
It is still possible, in 2018, to come across people who insist that hip-hop is some sort of “lesser” form of music. I…
From whimsical to utterly terrifying, Japanese folklore has a monster for everyone
I love monsters of all sorts, but some of my favorites are the traditional monsters from Japanese folklore collectively…
A Watergate podcast that’s as much about the past as it is the present
Even when considered only at surface value, Slate’s Slow Burn podcast is a great idea. Hosted and masterminded by…
For those with a sore throat, a friend
While in Vermont recently, I fell ill. Something was going around, and I got it. There was, as a local had said driving…
How to take a bath
There are several things you’ll want for an ideal bath, but there is only one thing you need: an overflow drain cover.…
A bitter booze, a home bidet, and a book on bunk
Three staffers, three unabashed recommendations.
Listen up: An elegiac album, a premium podcast, and some hefty headphones
Three staffers, three unabashed recommendations.
From a soul man to a strongman: Three special editions
Three staffers, three unabashed recommendations.
A desk, a mannered book, and a live album that’s anything but
Three staffers, three unabashed recommendations.