Arts Blog
How About No-ah: A Definitive Ranking of Noah Centineo’s Films from Worst to Tolerable
Let’s play a game: Scroll through new releases on Netflix and take a shot every time Noah Centineo appears in a teen rom-com as the “nice jock.”
Top Five Alternatives to Hayley Kiyoko
In honor of this past weekend’s National Coming Out Day, here’s a list of all the queer musical goddesses you could possibly want.
Top Five All-Time ‘Show Me the Money’ Contestants
South Korea’s most talented rappers of all stripes — mainstream and underground, rookie and experienced — appear in this survival reality TV series.
This Year in J-Lo History: 2001
There are some artists who transcend genre, embedding themselves so deeply in the cultural zeitgeist that at any given moment. J-Lo is one such artist.
Top Five Original Pixar Shorts
Pixar movies are inarguably a childhood staple. The shorts, however, are an important part of the movie-going experience.
What the Hell Happened: CupcakKe Delivers an Emotional Goodbye as She Announces Her Retirement
CupcakKe took to Instagram to deliver the shocking announcement that she has decided to retire from music.
What the Hell Happened: Taking ‘Downton Abbey’ to the Big Screen
How could the movie expect to accomplish the same level of plot development that the television series did, in a fraction of the time?
Movie Trailer Breakdown: ‘The Lighthouse’
Judging from the trailer, it’s Jules Verne, Hitchcock, “Moby-Dick,” and Shakespearean rage all rolled into one weird hypnotic ball of delicious mano a mano strife.
Could De-Aging Technology Be Our Gateway to the Fountain of Youth?
If you have watched “The Irishman” trailer, you may think that Robert De Niro and Al Pacino took a dip in the Fountain of Youth in order to portray younger versions of Frank Sheeran and Jimmy Hoffa.
What the Hell Happened: Spill the (CBD-Infused) Tea!
While there are plenty of documented health benefits, today’s marketing makes CBD products seem more aesthetically pleasing than medicinally useful.
The Caroline Calloway Controversy Is About Us, Too
Calloway’s drama — played out over Twitter, think pieces, and interviews — is fodder for our desire to throw our own voices into the void.
What the Hell Happened: Kanye Sends His Crocs to Private School
Kanye’s new Yeezy foam runners, which he recently announced, are an objective atrocity.
Top Five Nintendo Video Game Soundtracks
The Japanese game developer has consistently composed music that not only allows its games to sparkle, but that is quite incredible in its own right
Goodbye MoviePass, You Beautiful, Misunderstood Creature
Earlier this month, we finally bid farewell to MoviePass, the film industry’s purest and most innocent sweet summer child.
Top Five ‘Hamilton’ Covers and Deleted Songs
Even though it’s been nearly five years since “Hamilton: An American Musical” premiered, the masterpiece that redefined modern musical theater has been a gift that keeps on giving.
Fans Need To Chill
I myself used to think that when actors, singers, or any other brand of famous people become famous, their life becomes up for grabs. After all, they chose this life. Right? Wrong.
Facebook’s Graphic Design Team Is Great, But Its Ideas Still Suck
Facebook, in keeping with its trend of releasing products that no one asked for but everyone ends up grudgingly using, has just rolled out its very own dating app.
What the Hell Happened: Voicemail is Dead, and Kim Kardashian West Killed It
It was an average Wednesday in the late-night television cosmology, by all discernible metrics — until Kim Kardashian West, during the evening’s compulsory Kardashian appearance, revealed that she does not have a voicemail.
Arts Playlist: Introducing the Women of XXL’s 2019 Freshman Class
This year’s freshman class is refreshingly talented, featuring three female rappers who have been shaking things up and providing much-needed diversity to a genre often dominated by men.
Taylor Swift’s Activism: Profit or Advocacy?
Taylor Swift is a prime example of using her political activism for popularity.
It’s Time For A New Ass, America
Eleven years, 23 movies, and $22.4 billion dollars (!) later, not a single BGLTQ, Asian, Hispanic, Native American, or disabled superhero has graced the entire multiverse.
‘Mulan’ Teaser Missing Mushu, Music, and Disney Magic?
As much as audiences around the world deserve to see a more historically accurate rendition of this empowering story, that doesn’t necessarily make this film a faithful adaptation of Disney’s 1998 “Mulan.”
From Governors Ball 2019: Florence + The Machine’s One-Woman Exorcism
It was an almost ludicrous confession emanating from this wild, towering woman. How could she possibly believe her excess was anything other than mesmerizing?
What the Hell Happened: Hey Hollywood, Stop Casting Attractive Hollywood Actors as Serial Killers
What’s most criminal about “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile” is not its missing Oxford comma, but instead the casting of its lead actor.