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Red Hot Chili Peppers gave us plenty to hate — and one song we can’t quit
“Can’t Stop,” in contrast, is adamantly positive and encouraging; the only thing Kiedis, a recovering substance abuser, says he’s addicted...
Non-monogamy has a PR problem
“You know the polymentor? He’s a legend.” It was my first date with a guy whose OK Cupid profile stated...
The audacious twist of “The Drama” holds a mirror up to America
Trailer editing is a lost art. Modern audiences want transparency; they want to believe that, when they go to the...
“Just talking to the president”: Woods reportedly called Trump prior to DUI arrest
Tiger Woods reportedly called Donald Trump shortly before the legendary golfer was arrested for DUI. Woods was involved in a...
Harry Potter and the half-baked debate
Everyone and everything you love will eventually fall short of your expectations. That’s just how life works. Nobody’s perfect, and...
The distressing death of the mall movie
In one of my favorite abandoned mall exploration videos — a growing subgenre of YouTube content where creators (illegally) enter...
Why is my toothbrush texting me?
“Unauthorized Bread,” one of the four novellas in Cory Doctorow’s 2019 collection, “Radicalized,” begins with a refugee named Selima confronting...
There’s more than one empathy crisis
Azra remembers most of the details about the night in 2021 when she started to feel too much. “I was...
“Sounds like run-on sentences”: Manilow wonders what happened to pop hooks
Barry Manilow is still obsessed with craft. Ahead of his 55th album, the “Mandy” singer took a deep dive into...
Horror’s favorite formula is wearing thin
Pop quiz: What do you get when you mix the helpless dread of “Rosemary’s Baby,” ’80s-era satanic panic, “Everything Everywhere...
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