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What's the Darkest Animated Christmas Special?

Believe it or not, we've got a ton of contenders. From "Frosty" to "The Little Drummer Boy," here's our definitive ranking.

The Tiny Hack That Will Greatly Improve Your Gin Martinis

Gin, meet Scotch. And maybe hold the vermouth. We're having a Smoky Martini.

“Last Night in Soho” Reminds Us That Pop Culture Is Not a Viable Persona

Edgar Wright's latest feature completes a trilogy of films that cast the director's obsession with nostalgia in a new light

Eight Ways “Snakes on a Plane” Changed Movies Forever

From crowdsourced ideas to viral marketing campaigns, Samuel L. Jackson's wild ride has proven to be eerily ahead of its time

Remembering “Josie and the Pussycats,” the Last Bastion of Pop Cynicism

Now 20 years old, Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont's film still reads as a slyly subversive commentary on the slow, corporate death of popular music

The Scientific Reason Why Pop Culture Nostalgia Makes You Feel Better

You're not the only one who's been watching decades-old movies in quarantine

10 Things to Start Doing Differently in Your All-Male Group Chats

Less misogyny and fantasy football. More structured prompts and fitness motivation.

The New Rules of Ghosting

From "orbiting" to "breadcrumbing," the concept of being ghosted is in constant evolution

20 Years Later, Does “The Matrix” Still Hold Up?

A scene-by-scene investigation from a first-time watcher

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20 Years Later, Does “The Matrix” Still Hold Up?

A scene-by-scene investigation from a first-time watcher

10 Cultural Milestones Turning 30 In 2019

Three decades have passed, but these historic firsts and seminal moments still endure.

You’ll Never Be James Bond, but You Can Get $150 Off His ‘Skyfall’ Jacket

An updated version of his waxed cotton Barbour coat is on sale

Culture Hound

The best movies, TV, books and music for November

Kevin Costner Just Created His Own Badass Bespoke Truck

Riding out a Waterworld-level apocalypse in style

The 100 Best Magazines You’ve (Probably) Never Heard Of

How the indie magazine saved print, and where to get started

A Trio of Burt Reynolds’s Best Movie Cars Are Headed to Auction

What’ll it be: Cannonball Run, Hooper or Bandit?

The 8 Best Next-Gen Gaming Simulators Money Can Buy

Thrills, spills and kills with full body feedback

The 50 Essential (and Enjoyable!) Books on American History

50 states. 50 books. 50 history lessons (give or take).

The 5 Best Movie Trailers We Saw This Week

Political drama, a '70s horror reboot, and alien hunting ...