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Friday, January 16, 2026

Arts & Culture

The last decade’s best movie soundtracks

From Reznor and Ross to Zimmer Cinema is a sentimental itch. It’s the lasting tug when you leave the theater that forces you to take...

If this is the end of Childish Gambino, it’s a beautiful tribute — a review of “3.15.20”

Glover’s most recent album is filled with honest, beautiful, self-assured self-doubt  For years, Donald Glover, the singer, rapper, actor and altogether wildly gifted artistic creator,...

How to make money while sheltered-in-place

Remote work is all the rage I’m sorry to bring it up again, but as I’m sure you know, the COVID-19 outbreak has done a...

Review: “All the Bright Places”

For once, the movie might be better than the book When I first read Jennifer Niven’s young adult (YA) novel “All the Bright Places,” I...

How the “John Oliver Effect” is changing the way we consume news

HBO talk show host John Oliver uses compassion, sharp wit to engage America on issues we didn't know we should care about   In the second...

Can Lea Michele Read?

Unpacking The Conspiracy Acclaimed journalist Henry Grunwald once said, “Journalism can never be silent: that is its greatest virtue and its greatest fault. It must...

Review: “Tiger King”

Absurd, addictive documentary about big cat people Netflix released “Tiger King” on March 20 — a seven-episode, true-crime miniseries about the feud between big cat...

Animal Crossing: A tropical escape in the time of COVID-19

The simple pleasures of Animal Crossing My alarm went off at 7:15 a.m., playing the once-loved but now highly detested “Total Eclipse of the Heart”...

Culture Corner with Sierra Jimenez

The Arts Desks’ weekly picks for movies, books, music and television shows.  Book: “Wild” by Cheryl Strayed As COVID-19 takes over our lives, all we want...

What your backpack says to the world

Six different backpacks, six different personality types When my backpack ripped at the beginning of this year and I was faced with choosing a new...

The Rise of Doja Cat

A look into the TikTok generation’s fastest rising star Nothing has rocked the music industry like the introduction of TikTok, and no artist has benefited...

Review: Tame Impala’s “The Slow Rush”

Parker’s fourth studio album is an atypical mixed bag with glimpses of the genius we’ve become accustomed to After a tormenting five-year hiatus, Tame Impala...

Review: “Stupid Love”

Lady Gaga’s lead single for Chromatica proves colorless, drab On Feb. 28, Lady Gaga released the lead single, “Stupid Love,” from her upcoming album “Chromatica,”...

Culture Corner with Liz Jacobson and Mathilda Silverstein

The Arts Desks' weekly picks for movies, books, music and television shows Movie: “GoodFellas” dir. by Martin Scorcese “GoodFellas” is one of two Scorcese films we...

Can’t decide how you feel about Pete Davidson? Neither can the rest of us

For every amount of praise Davidson receives, he is involved in double the amount of controversy — and the American public can’t get enough...