Recommends10/19/20Oct 19SaveRecommends10/19/20RecommendsWhat are you reading in October?Laura Adamczyk and William Hughes24In our monthly book club, we discuss whatever we happen to be reading and ask everyone in the comments to do the…
Inventory10/5/20Oct 51Inventory10/5/20InventoryWe sing the praises of 17 musical moments from non-musical moviesPatrick Gomez, Randall Colburn, Alex McLevy, and 7 more189One of the magical things about a well-done musical is its ability to make bursting into song and dance seem organic…
Preview9/28/20Sep 28SavePreview9/28/20Preview5 new books to read in OctoberLaura Adamczyk, Katie Rife, and Randall Colburn7Every month, a deluge of new books comes flooding out from big publishers, indie houses, and self-publishing…
Recommends9/16/20Sep 16SaveRecommends9/16/20RecommendsElizabeth Olsen made her big debut as frazzled cult survivor Martha Marcy May MarleneLaura Adamczyk34Watch This offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just…
Recommends9/14/20Sep 14SaveRecommends9/14/20RecommendsWhat are you reading in September?Laura Adamczyk, Shannon Miller, and Gwen Ihnat24In our monthly book club, we discuss whatever we happen to be reading and ask everyone in the comments to do the…
Off The Charts9/8/20Sep 82Off The Charts9/8/20Off The ChartsIn the year of Kid A and Stankonia, some great music still went unheardKatie Rife, Erik Adams, Randall Colburn, Laura Adamczyk, and 1 more981. Faith Hill, “Breathe”2. Santana featuring Rob Thomas, “Smooth”3. Santana featuring The Product G&B, “Maria Maria”4…
Preview9/2/20Sep 22Preview9/2/20PreviewLana Del Rey, The Flaming Lips, and 21 other albums we can’t wait to hear in SeptemberAlex McLevy, Gwen Ihnat, Erik Adams, Katie Rife, and 5 more37Summer may be coming to a close and the schools bells may be ringing once more—virtually, we hope—but the season of…
Recommends8/28/20Aug 28SaveRecommends8/28/20Recommends5 new releases we love: Angel Olsen aches, Troye Sivan blooms, and moreRandall Colburn, Laura Adamczyk, Shannon Miller, and 2 more6There’s a lot of music out there. To help you cut through all the noise, every week The A.V. Club is rounding up A-Si…
Preview8/27/20Aug 27SavePreview8/27/20Preview5 new books to read in SeptemberLaura Adamczyk, Danette Chavez, Alex McLevy, and 1 more16Every month, a deluge of new books comes flooding out from big publishers, indie houses, and self-publishing…
Page To Screen8/10/20Aug 103Page To Screen8/10/20Page To ScreenWith the exquisite Virgin Suicides, Sofia Coppola captured the novel’s complex nostalgiaLaura Adamczyk22Sofia Coppola has said she might never have become a filmmaker if not for Jeffrey Eugenides’ first novel. Having…
Preview8/4/20Aug 41Preview8/4/20PreviewBright Eyes, The Killers, and 19 more albums we can’t wait to hear in AugustAlex McLevy, Randall Colburn, Katie Rife, and 6 more23We may be in the dog days of summer, but 2020’s list of great new music isn’t slowing down in the least. All the way…
Reviews8/3/20Aug 3SaveReviews8/3/20B+ReviewsRaven Leilani’s intoxicating Luster breathes new life into the coming-of-age novelLaura Adamczyk1Three times over the course of Raven Leilani’s debut novel, Luster, the 23-year-old narrator is on the receiving end…
Preview7/29/20Jul 29SavePreview7/29/20Preview5 new books to read in AugustLaura Adamczyk and Danette Chavez5Every month, a deluge of new books comes flooding out from big publishers, indie houses, and self-publishing…
Best Of7/11/20Jul 117Best Of7/11/20Best OfThe 25 best songs of 2020 so farPatrick Gomez, Angelica Cataldo, Alex McLevy, and 5 more28With concerts reduced to livestreams, curating an entertaining playlist has become an increasingly important in the…
Best Of7/7/20Jul 74Best Of7/7/20Best Of7 books from the first half of 2020 that more people should readLaura Adamczyk, Taylor Moore, Rien Fertel, and 1 more27The coronavirus pandemic and its attendant shutdown has had a way of warping one’s sense of time—alternately making…
AVQ&A6/20/20Jun 202AVQ&A6/20/20AVQ&AWhat’s your favorite album artwork?Baraka Kaseko, Cameron Scheetz, Erik Adams, and 8 more103This week’s AVQ&A comes from associate editor Laura Adamczyk:
Reviews6/18/20Jun 181Reviews6/18/20B-ReviewsOnly Ottessa Moshfegh could have written Death In Her Hands, a grisly murder-mystery without a bodyLaura Adamczyk3Late in Death In Her Hands, Ottessa Moshfegh’s third novel, the narrator recalls an incident with her dog, Charlie.…
Recommends6/16/20Jun 162Recommends6/16/20RecommendsWhat are you reading in June?Laura Adamczyk and Shannon Miller18In our monthly book club, we discuss whatever we happen to be reading and ask everyone in the comments to do the…
Newswire6/8/20Jun 82Newswire6/8/20Newswire#PublishingPaidMe highlights disparity in payments between Black and non-Black writersLaura Adamczyk3Over the weekend, hundreds of writers posted their book advances on Twitter to highlight disparities between what…
Preview5/28/20May 28SavePreview5/28/20Preview5 new books to read in JuneLaura Adamczyk, Erik Adams, and Gwen Ihnat4Every month, a deluge of new books comes flooding out from big publishers, indie houses, and self-publishing platform…