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Depeche Mode’s “Stripped” Encapsulates Analog to Algorithmic Longing

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Charles Switzer / 18 February 2026

In future generations, it is easy to see Depeche Mode’s “Stripped” inspiring the same sensual viscerality as humans being penetrated by their AI sex dolls.

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Smashing Pumpkins Deliver on Grunge and Grandeur

Smashing Pumpkins Deliver on Grunge and Grandeur

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Greg M. Schwartz / 18 February 2026

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The Band’s Rick Danko Possessed a Voice for the Ages

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Jack Walters / 17 February 2026

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Noise Rock Band Unsane’s Chris Spencer Is Committed

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Brian Stout / 17 February 2026

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What Is Wrong with ‘Bridgerton’?

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Ashcharya Wickramage / 17 February 2026

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How MAGA Humor Took Over American Comedy

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Iain Ellis / 16 February 2026

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Chris Ingalls / 18 February 2026

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Charles Switzer / 18 February 2026

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Greg M. Schwartz / 18 February 2026

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The Band’s Rick Danko Possessed a Voice for the Ages

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Jack Walters / 17 February 2026

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Shakey Graves Proclaims That Love Lasts Forever

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Steve Horowitz / 18 February 2026

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Charli XCX Immortalizes a Moment

Charli XCX Immortalizes a Moment

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Matthew Dwyer / 17 February 2026

‘Krakatit’ Shows How to Start Worrying and Fear the Bomb

‘Krakatit’ Shows How to Start Worrying and Fear the Bomb

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Michael Barrett / 16 February 2026

Silent Film Restoration Is an Act of Love

Silent Film Restoration Is an Act of Love

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Michael Barrett / 12 February 2026

‘Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie’ Is Meta All the Way Down

‘Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie’ Is Meta All the Way Down

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Chris Barsanti / 12 February 2026

My Most Anticipated Films of 2026

My Most Anticipated Films of 2026

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Chris Barsanti / 10 February 2026

Wes Craven’s Artfully Dreadful Voice of Horror

Wes Craven’s Artfully Dreadful Voice of Horror

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Ryan Dyer / 9 February 2026

‘The Huntress’ Tracks the Desire for Vengeance

‘The Huntress’ Tracks the Desire for Vengeance

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Paul Risker / 9 February 2026

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Susan Blumberg-Kason / 28 January 2026

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Justin Townes Earle’s Unrealized Future

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Brian D’ Ambrosio / 27 January 2026

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Mothra Is Luminous as an Icon of Soft Power and Femininity

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Alyssa Charpentier / 22 January 2026

Joker’s Prophecy About American Neoliberalism

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Television

What Is Wrong with ‘Bridgerton’?

What Is Wrong with ‘Bridgerton’?

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Ashcharya Wickramage / 17 February 2026

How MAGA Humor Took Over American Comedy

How MAGA Humor Took Over American Comedy

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Iain Ellis / 16 February 2026

2025 Marks Pop Music’s Gilded Age

2025 Marks Pop Music’s Gilded Age

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Matthew Dwyer / 29 January 2026

Dance Moms’ Ferocious Appetite

Dance Moms’ Ferocious Appetite

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Hannah Kurien / 28 January 2026

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Eoghan Lyng / 4 February 2026

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5 of the Most Unintentionally Terrifying Love Songs

5 of the Most Unintentionally Terrifying Love Songs

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10 Should-Be-Classic Anxious Love Songs

10 Should-Be-Classic Anxious Love Songs

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My Most Anticipated Films of 2026

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Chris Barsanti / 10 February 2026

MetalMatters: Best Metal Albums of January 2026

MetalMatters: Best Metal Albums of January 2026

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Spyros Stasis / 9 February 2026

ElectroMatters: Best Electronic Music of January 2026

ElectroMatters: Best Electronic Music of January 2026

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J. Simpson / 3 February 2026

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