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Games

What Happened to ‘Scale,’ The Game That Let You Shrink and Grow Everything?

12.11.18

By Patrick Klepek
Music

In Praise of Sufjan Stevens! A Christmas Enthusiast! (or, Holy, Holy, etc.)

12.07.18

By Alex Robert Ross
Music

Robert Christgau on The Goon Sax’s Humble Reflections

12.07.18

By Robert Christgau
Music

Week on Week: The VICE India Mixtape

12.07.18

By Naman Saraiya
Music

Manchester Orchestra and The Front Bottoms Are Finally Together on “Allentown”

11.30.18

By Alex Robert Ross
Music

Week on Week: The VICE India Mixtape

11.30.18

By Naman Saraiya
IndiEarth Xchange Is the Intimate, Indie Fest You’ve Always Dreamed Of

11.29.18

By Dhvani Solani
Music

Harlem Are All Mellow and Literary on “Queen of Mosquitos”

11.28.18

By Alex Robert Ross
Music

Babeheaven Pair Dark, Intimate Songs with Warm IRL Personalities

11.27.18

By Ryan Bassil
Music

Obongjayar Signs Off This Era with Compelling Track “Never Change”

11.27.18

By Ryan Bassil
Music

Week on Week: The VICE India Mixtape

11.23.18

By Naman Saraiya
Music

You Wanna Cry, Pal? Here’s boygenius Playing a Tiny Desk Concert

11.16.18

By Alex Robert Ross

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Music

Remember When Rick Rubin Held a Surprisingly Star-Studded Fake Funeral Connected to His Pioneering Hip Hop Label?

From Reverend Al Sharpton officiating, to a New Orleans-style procession, to a repast at a bowling alley, no one holds a fake funeral like Rick Rubin.

05.19.26

By Lauren Boisvert
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Music

3 Psych-Rock Albums That Sound Just as Good Today as They Did in Their Prime

These wildly underrated psych-rock albums still hold up decades later.

05.19.26

By Lauren Boisvert
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Life

‘Uniboob’ Is an Actual Medical Condition. Here’s How It Happens.

Doctors call it “bread-loafing.” Make of that what you will.

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike
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Life

The 37% Rule Says This Is How Many People You Should Date Before Choosing One

Get enough experience to know what you actually want

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike
Photo: Francesco Carta fotografo / Getty Images

Life

If You Feel Guilty All the Time, You Probably Have a High IQ. Here’s Why.

Of course Freud is involved.

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike