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Best Videos of the Year There was a stretch this summer when I watched OK Go’s Here It Goes Again every morning. It was like my personal inspirational video,...
It’s always better to give than to receive—at least that’s what your loved ones say, just as they’re about to open another present from you.
The joy of having interns is dreaming up ludicrous projects for them to complete. We dispatched our own New-York newcomer to visit every possible holiday event he could find in the city and report back.
Rosecrans Baldwin’s Favorite Mp3s of 2006 Ain’t No Other Man by Christina AguileraI think I’ve several times performed dance routines to this song.» Listen to Ain’...
The “record” industry is dead and 99-cent singles are now the rule, and yet terrific, cohesive rock LPs kept appearing every week.
Let me just say that I am not a fan of lists and their masquerading as service journalismthough many 21st-century post-industrial homo ludens rely on lists to navigate the...
This is an appreciation. Our friend, writer, editor, and teacher Leslie Harpold recently died. A memorial for a woman who was difficult to describe—and who couldn’t stand sentimental bullshit.
For anyone who has eaten the whole box, or bag, or carton the photographs in this series make light of our secret binges. Here, the consequences of indulgence are tabloid or monster movie deaths.
Us nerds are the oppressed and downtrodden, raps one MC in following trailer for Nerdcore for Life. But these days, it’s kind of hard to feel bad for nerds....
The most meaningful gifts are so personal they cannot simply be plucked from the shelves of a store—but sometimes we need a little help. Turning holiday inspiration into shopping salvation, the writers recall their fondest gift memories.
It’s Christmas morning, and a couple’s yuletide glee is under siege by the secular progressives. A provocative television personality and 19th century author spins their tale.
The holidays are when someone died. Or a grandfather got worse instead of better in the hospital, or a friend drank too much and had a car accident while driving...
Everybody wants to know, but nobody wants to ask: Why are Jews funny? A journey far from the roads of good intentions.
Nintendo’s gaming system has thrilled many players with its motion-sensing capabilities, some to the point of harm.
If you are a book store habitué or are shopping for people who like books, you have noticed that booksellers are loaded up with books that used to be called ...
Robert Pruitt’s butcher-paper drawings give us complex characters, full of personality but limited in how much they share. It’s art as tease, pose, and challenge. Refreshingly, it’s also very engaging.
As if VH1 weren’t bad enough, YouTube has turned us into nostalgia-grubbing monsters, willing to sink hours tracking down some vaguely remembered scrap of childhood fun. And I, for...
Dismayed at the idea of collaborating with Vince, Drew needs cheering up. McConaughey orders the shots. A new episode in our fanfic series.
Maybe Bill Drummond is right. Maybe we are inundated with a glut of music nowadays via mp3s and too much of it is nostalgic. Rather than obstinately avoiding all...
Around the holidays there are always two to four players within earshot. Every year dozens of board games are marketed into existence, but some are so fun they stand alone.
Don’t know art but know what you like? How would you like to buy some art and never receive it? Falling for a painting and getting something unexpected in return.
Last month I was in New York for a week and among the many small humiliations I enduredmy husband and I were auditioning our family for preschoolwas this...
These photos tell the story of Adam Bartos’s move to L.A. in the 1970s, when he arrived expecting Hollywood glitz and glamour and instead discovered the serene and all-American images in this series.
Every parent thinks their kids are the best, the cutest, the brightest. So when you click on a link called Best Baby Breakdancer in the World, you thinkfeh, no...