Playlists
Letter from the Editor: Superstition
Notes From A Paranoid Editor–In–Chief.
Goodbye Free Will; Hello Fortune Tellers
A week of living superstition.
The Gospel According to ‘Alpha’
A horror movie for anyone who grew up seeing suffering as atonement
Don’t Know What To Watch This Halloween? Street’s Got You Covered
Ten of Street’s favorite horror movies to keep you looking over your shoulder this fall
Selling Souls or Selling Records?
From Little Richard to Lil Nas X, why can’t we stop accusing artists of devil worship?
The Revival of the Nation’s First Public Parks
Philadelphia’s historic cemeteries uphold their legacies as parks for both the living and the dead.
Ego of the Week: Madeline Scott
From the frisbee field to the coffee bar
Local Theater: The New Third Space?
Philly playwright Shay Overstone builds a community of first–time actors with independent productions.
'After the Hunt' Reveals the Ivy League as a Pressure Cooker Ready to Blow
Power, privilege, and betrayal collide in Luca Guadagnino’s academia thriller.
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The Boys, Gen V, and the power of immersive marketing
Mama, Let’s Go Back to the ‘Folklore’ Cottage
Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album shines sonically, but stumbles lyrically—and yet we just can’t help but listen.
On A Sam Fender Bender
He's not quite born to run, but God, is he fun.
Geese Stays Alive on ‘Getting Killed’
The band’s latest release takes their frenetic energy in a new direction—but it’s no 3D Country.
‘The Long Walk’: Companionship On The Road To Hell
Francis Lawrence draws a deeply humanizing story out of an apathetic, dehumanizing world.
A Newer, Stupider Amateur Web
AI tools threaten to destroy the creativity that once made the internet great.
The Threads of Time
Clothes carry the marks of the lives their owners lived, and each new wearer both inherits those stories and adds their own. Wearing secondhand clothing is more than a fashion statement, it’s a chance to wear a piece of history.
'Hung Liu: Happy and Gay'
What once fits a child's hand now fills a wall, but not without raising new questions.
Spotify’s Niche Playlist Economy is Our Emotional Barometer
Sapphic longing, frat nostalgia, late–night Wawa blues—our oddly specific soundtracks make college feel a little less lonely.
Clairo, Performed
How the indie darling became the soundtrack (and scapegoat) of a TikTok–born archetype.
