The grind keeps going almost a year after the release of ‘Grindstone’
Grindstone continues to be one of the best games on Apple Arcade, and its latest update dropped on Thursday to keep the grind going strong almost a year after its…
I’m not sure who ‘Muppets Now’ is for, but you should bring some weed
What the hell just happened? I wasn’t sold on Muppets Now after the first episode. It plays like a 30-minute compilation of YouTube’s cringiest hits – and in fact, that’s…
Andy Samberg talks to Desus and Mero about releasing ‘Palm Springs’ during the pandemic
[embedded content] Look, everyone’s not quite fine right now, and you can tell by the tone everyone responds to that dreaded question: “How are you?” That includes Desus and Mero,…
The only problem with ‘Indian Matchmaking’ is that it doesn’t live up to your fantasies
In the two weeks or four years since Indian Matchmaking debuted on Netflix (I just checked: It’s 10 days), I have watched my fellow South Asians do what we do…
Taylor Swift’s new album ‘Folklore’ is a massive hit on Spotify and Apple Music
Taylor Swift’s Folklore is breaking album debut records — not just in copies sold, but in streaming. Republic Records revealed that the surprise album, released July 24, was streamed over…
Unfinished ‘Rick and Morty’ Season 5 scene introduces us to Rick’s nemesis
[embedded content] Here’s a cool, little treat for Rick and Morty fans. A scene from the show’s upcoming fifth season appeared on YouTube following a Friday Twitch panel hosted by…
Disney delivers the first clip for NatGeo’s early NASA series, ‘The Right Stuff’
[embedded content] National Geographic’s upcoming Disney+ series The Right Stuff is an old story re-told for a new audience. The 1979 Tom Wolfe book from which the series gets its…
Every self-help book ever, boiled down to 11 simple rules
The first self-described self-help book was published in 1859. The author’s name, improbably, was Samuel Smiles; the title, even more improbably, was Self-Help. A distillation of lessons from the lives…
You obviously need to watch Bill Murray sing with a giant stuffed bear
Celebrities doing weird stuff at home in front of a camera is one of the few gifts COVID life has brought us. Noted Chicago Cubs fan Bill Murray wasn’t able…
Taylor Swift’s ‘folklore’ is a gorgeous mood
If you’re a Taylor Swift fan online — the kind that hangs out on Tumblr or peruses her Spotify playlists — you know “All Too Well,” a non-single from 2012’s…