Arts & Entertainment
Marvel’s 2026 Lineup Might Finally Show Us What Comes After the Multiverse
The studio’s most ambitious year in a decade could decide what Marvel means now.
Is It Time to Face the Music?
What background music says about us when we’re not listening.
Eat With Your Eyes
These films don’t hesitate to put food on the table.
Why Horror Hits Home
On the strange comfort of discomforting cinema
ALINA’s Discography is her Diary
The 19–year–old, TikTok–born singer–songwriter turns her messiest feelings into songs worth hearing.
bbno$ by bbno$: TikTok Audios and Sample–Slop
Maybe some AI would’ve helped.
Please Don’t Ruin the Ryder Cup
Is sportsmanship dead? Have spectators killed it?
Some Holy Grails Aren’t Meant To Be Found
"Deliver us from nowhere," but not like this.
The Pop Star Will See You Now
From Olivia Rodrigo to Audrey Hobert, Gen Z’s most reliable currency might be emotional transparency.
‘Him’ Critics Might Have the Wrong Guy
Producer, director, what’s the difference? The film’s marketing team doesn’t seem to know—or care.
The New Age of Superheroes
Marvel’s Ultimate and DC’s Absolute universes abandon superpowered fantasies for broken systems and the pursuit of meaning in a hopeless world.
This Queen Bee Will Never Be Royal
Lorde sells anti–mainstream energy like its luxury—and we’re all lining up to buy.
Like ‘Birds of a Feather,’ Philly Flocks to Billie Eilish
The musician’s latest local performance puts the breadth of her vocal talents on display.
Open Score: Making Music Without Barriers
The University City Chamber Collective makes chamber music accessible for all.
New Sound, Same Old Skeptics
Tame Impala just dropped the song of the season, and it’s hiding in the heart of his most divisive record yet, Deadbeat.
‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu’ Already Feels Small
Lucasfilm’s first post–Skywalker film shrinks its galaxy by refusing to let go.
I Hate the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s Rebrand. You Should Too.
The PMA has PMO.
Truly, Truly a Sin: On Lou Reed and The Velvet Underground Twelve Years Post Mortem
A love letter to the patron saint of emotional rot.
Yes, We All ‘Fancy Some More!’
PinkPantheress’s ingenious interpolations and vast feature list on her latest release cements her as a genre–bending genius.
