It's deeply fitting and joyfully moving that Superchunk, of all bands, has become our best and most reliable political compass amongst American rock bands in the post-dissociative years of national life. Five straight reunion LPs of refusenik jams and wild-eyed seeking. Punk CCR.
This really makes me nostalgic for what felt like a "cinematic era" for rap and rap-adjacent albums that is really kind of gone now. Beyonce seems to be one of the few still operating in that guise circa 2026.
It's #41 on this list, which to me is wildly under-rated. It is such a concise "album album," and the essential film version companion is pretty much unrivaled. I would have it as a top 5 of the decade, and potentially a #1.
While social media is polarising, evidence suggests AI may nudge people towards the centre.
This holds true of all studied models. Grok is more right-leaning than other models, but also has depolarising effects.
By @jburnmurdoch.
I interviewed Catherine O'Hara last year for "The Studio" and asked her about how Hollywood has changed in the last 50 years.
One of my favorite bits that was cut from the story —
Flu vaccination rates for those over 65 were at their lowest trajectory for the past 7 years, per CDC, even as flu cases surge and there are indications this season’s prevalent strain may be especially virulent. (Vaccination data for 2025-26 as of October update).
@ChrisTrainorSC It's the real through line of the season. A ton of other complaints here and there, but the team was in position to win almost every game and just couldn't.