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9 films that helped decode 2025’s absurd reality

In the heated climax of a confrontation between Alma Imhoff — Julia Roberts’ harried Yale professor in this year’s “After the Hunt” — and her one-time protégée, Maggie Resnick (Ayo Edebiri), Alma leans forward to cut through the bullsh*t. Despite…
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Pantone’s color of the year is…white?

For many publications, tastemakers and overly serious Letterboxd loggers, December is a time to reflect and choose the absolute and objective best pieces of art they encountered in the preceding calendar year. The color namers at Pantone veer from the…
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Costco sues the Trump administration

Costco has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over what it calls “unlawful” tariffs. The big-box retailer is the latest company to pursue legal action, joining a growing list of businesses and state agencies challenging the administration’s policies. What…
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Gift guide: Seasonal splurges for every table

Food and celebration go hand in hand, especially this time of year. Whether it’s a table piled high with roast meats and vibrant vegetables, a stack of decadent desserts, or a carefully curated cheese board, the holidays are all about…
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A better tuna melt, with a kick

I have this diner meal that calls to me every few months, and when it does, I essentially stop functioning like a normal adult until I’ve tracked down some facsimile of the thing: a tuna melt on rye, a pickle…
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The Beatles don’t need help winning new fans

Author and longtime Rolling Stone music journalist, Rob Sheffield, joined host Kenneth Womack for our special seventh season finale of “Everything Fab Four,” a podcast co-produced by me and Womack (a music scholar who also writes about pop music for…
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