Spencer Kornhaber
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Caroline Polachek’s new album will make you feel like a kid
Caroline Polachek’s <em>Pure Moods</em> is pure magic. → Read More
Måneskin Looks a Lot Cooler Than It Sounds
Måneskin looks a lot cooler than it sounds. → Read More
The 10 Best Albums of 2022
The year in music was a party. → Read More
How to Listen to Björk, According to Björk
The Icelandic artist breaks down her powerful new album, <em>Fossora</em>. → Read More
TikTok Killed the Video Star
MTV turned music into spectacle. The app is doing the opposite. → Read More
Have We Lost Patience for Prestige TV?
<em>Better Call Saul</em> is dazzling, and frustrating. → Read More
Pop Music’s Nostalgia Obsession
Why do older sounds seem to dominate music lately? → Read More
How Jon Batiste’s Album of the Year Win Broke Grammys Expectations
The jazz pianist was a traditionalist choice to win Album of the Year—but a traditionalist choice for an evolving institution. → Read More
The Military Weapon That Has Become a Musical Touchstone in Ukraine
These are the viral songs of a country under siege. → Read More
The Western Mythmaking of Jane Campion’s 'The Power of the Dog'
“She’s trying to understand something about American masculinity and what a gossamer facade it is.” → Read More
'SNL' Is Anxious About Ukraine and Russia, Too
Last night’s episode addressed Ukraine and Russia, but the result was less insightful political satire than proof that the show’s writers read the internet. → Read More
Spotify Isn’t Really About the Music Anymore
In choosing Joe Rogan over Neil Young, the company has made its new priorities clear to listeners. → Read More
'The Power of the Dog' Has a Queer Problem
Western films have long complicated the ideals of stoic masculinity. So what’s still so surprising about a queer cowboy? → Read More
Why Are People So Mad About 'Don't Look Up?'
Climate change is a tough subject for any film, let alone a satire. → Read More
Pop Is Making Happiness Sound Pretty Dreary Lately
Lorde heads to the beach. Lana Del Rey sings of peace. Billie Eilish is happier than ever. But it doesn’t quite sound like a celebration. → Read More
Lil Nas X, DaBaby, and the Incoherence of Homophobia
Anti-gay bigotry is on the defensive in hip-hop right now. → Read More
HBO’s Woodstock ’99 Documentary Is a Dark Warning
Just as concerts return, a new film reveals the cynicism and cultural rot that led to one of the most notorious shows ever. → Read More
Can ‘The Mandalorian’ Save ‘Star Wars’?
And how “The Mandalorian” can restore the true power of George Lucas’s galaxy → Read More
What Ellen’s Kindness Concealed
The recent scandal at her talk show suggests that the host’s smiling facade covers up something dark—and hints at why that facade had to be created in the first place. → Read More
Insane Clown Posse Is Modeling Ideal Pandemic Leadership
They might not know how magnets work, but the group’s members do know that cultural figureheads should simply tend to their communities during this time. → Read More