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There are some books that beg to be finished in one day: they pull you in with heroic characters and moving stories and transport you to a world that is foreign but familiar. Elliot Ackerman’s “Waiting for Eden,” published in 2018, is exactly one of these novels.
If you’re bored during quarantine and looking for a fun, popular and lucrative way to pass the time, consider picking up a controller to join the world of esports.
As odd as it is for me to say, "Animal Crossing" provides a sense of stability in an otherwise uncertain world.
“Miss Juneteenth” quietly discusses African-American embodiment in a modern, yet traditional world — a world that has consistently failed them.
When “Avatar: The Last Airbender” first aired on Nickelodeon in 2005, George W. Bush had just begun his second term in office, Mario’s “Let Me Love You” was the most popular song on the Billboard Hot 100 and YouTube was less than a week into sharing videos to the world.
Lawrence Wright’s “The End of October” is a fictional account of a virus that is first unleashed in Indonesia before quickly spreading around the globe.
On June 19, Blumhouse Productions and director and screenwriter David Koepp released their latest psychological thriller, “You Should Have Left.” Based on German author Daniel Kehlmann’s 2017 novella of the same name, the film explores how duplicity and paranoia can destroy a family.
There are few authors who have a command of language like Jesmyn Ward.
In his latest film, “The King of Staten Island,” director Judd Apatow collaborates with Pete Davidson to deliver a brutally honest portrayal of every burnout’s most dreaded question: “What are you going to do with your life?”
After showing great potential with her 2017 EP “RINA,” Rina Sawayama has returned with her debut full-length album "SAWAYAMA" — perhaps one of the best pop records of the year so far.
A good education, respectable job, beautiful home and a nuclear family — these metrics have long been the emblems of success in America.
As each day of the coronavirus pandemic passes by, I find myself gravitating toward classic Hollywood movies, imagining what life would be like on the silver screen rather than behind my computer screen.
As much as I can claim to dislike TikTok or attempt to avoid the app entirely, I still find myself singing TikTok hits like “Roxanne” by Arizona Zervas or “Don’t Start Now” by Dua Lipa.
I’m a first-generation kid, too. I’ve had to grapple with my two identities as an Indian and an American in plenty of ways. “Never Have I Ever” presents that in a powerfully relatable yet comical way.
Despite the hit the music industry is taking from the COVID-19 pandemic, many labels are still pushing out new releases. Some artists, faced with canceled tours and festivals, are finding that they have more time than ever to make music.
From the start, "Fetch the Bolt Cutters" is unmistakably Apple's: the layered percussion, the piano riffs and Apple's clear, purposeful voice are what have always made her music distinct.
The essence of Ed O'Brien's debut solo album “Earth” is reaching your purest self by getting lost in music, nature and the people around you.
Each component of the show — romance, comedy, drama, action and suspense — was given the space to flourish, never leaving viewers wanting.
My name is Karen. Yes, I have that haircut. And guess what? I’m not going to change.
The time is right to reflect on the largely ignored conflict in Memphis, T.N. between Young Dolph and Yo Gotti, perhaps the most bizarre footnote in the genre of the past decade.
