Arts & Entertainment
Hark, Hear These Angels Sing!: The Definitive Picks for the Best Renditions of Christmas Music Classics
An entirely objective and indisputable collection of the best Christmas carols
Harmony in the Arena: Musical Storytelling in 'The Hunger Games'
With songs of revolution, suppression, hope, and fire, the music of 'The Hunger Games' is what connects us to the world of Panem.
The Silent Race: How the SAG–AFTRA Strike is Affecting Awards Campaigns
Who are the new winners and losers?
Thanks to Vince Guaraldi, Holidays May Contain 'Peanuts'
Celebrating the jazz pianist whose work found an everlasting legacy in Charlie Brown and his friends
“To Be Eaten Alive”: A Dreamy R&B Project With a Touch of Melancholy
Mariah the Scientist sings to and with Young Thug amid his incarceration, along with tracks on her battles with fame, career, and love.
Alan Nakagawa’s Steady Gig
Nakagawa tells how he’s achieved the impossible: a stable income as an artist and author.
What We Can Learn From King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
On their 25th album, the Australian rock band shows no signs of slowing down their creativity.
The (Dis)connecting Power of In–Yun in "Past Lives"
One friendship, two decades, and a million what–ifs. Is meant–to–be enough of a reason to be in love?
The Weird Ethics of Posthumous Music
How should we handle the craft of an artist who’s no longer with us?
Beyond #OscarsSoWhite
For American Fiction, representation alone is not enough.
Kidz Bop: The Kernel of American Fascism?
What may first appear to be just a bit of sanitized fun reflects a sick, puritanical instinct to censor embedded deep in American culture.
Fifteen Years of ‘Twilight’
Reflecting on the immortal appeal of the infamous film adaptation
Embracing History for a Hopeful Look into the Future
Recent successes in Asian American representation don't diminish a history of erasure.
On "Javelin," Sufjan Stevens Finds the Other Side of Grief
This triumphant, devotional album is one of the indie star’s best
The Allure of Change
The Philadelphia Museum of Art's new exhibit, The Shape of Time: Korean Art after 1989, slows down time.
A World of Art Without Men
A new exhibit at the Barnes Foundation shows Marie Laurencin's dreamy world, and one thing is clear: No boys allowed.
A Slightly Unhinged Recap Of Riverdale
If you want to know what happened in Riverdale but don’t want to watch almost 100 hours of TV, I’ve got your back.
Love is a Pick–Up Truck
An elaboration on country music’s favorite lyrical device
"Cookbooks and Convos" at Philadelphia’s Finest
Sisterly Love’s event series amplified female voices, dishes, and accomplishments this fall.
