From reality shows that glorify police brutality, to movie classics that perpetuate harmful stereotypes, how the major SVOD services and TV networks are rising to the challenge of better curating their program libraries Filmmaker Ava DuVernay's…

Already on the ropes before the pandemic, the cinema exhibition business is threatened like never before. Will shifting distribution patterns open even more opportunity for the thriving OTT sector? Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, nearly all major…

Like the backers of Quibi and Peacock, AT&T and its WarnerMedia division decided to move forward with plans to launch their new big entry into the streaming wars, HBO Max, despite the fact that the global economy—and consumer habits—had radically…

After spinning a two-tine pot fork around his finger and catching an egg on a spatula behind his back, Alberto arranges the various meats and veggies on the teppanyaki grill to look like “I” and “<3” and “U.” I can't help but to smile and clap,…

Imagine a cook in a grease-stained apron. They move deftly through their kitchen, mincing garlic with grace and sautéing vegetables to ever-so-slightly browned perfection. They hum along to Rossini's "Barber of Seville" as they pull a crown roast of…

The older I get, the more my concert-induced stress rises. Huge crowds, long lines, and hours of people pushing and shoving one another can ruin what should be an otherwise fun experience. Yeah, yeah, I realize how scroogey that sounds, but sometimes…

Everywhere you look / There’s a face of somebody who needs you. Brooklyn-based illustrator Sam Thurman has consistently demonstrated a fascination with bodies in his work, and his latest zine (or “art book”), Every Where You Look, includes more than…

I’m standing at the precipice of an immense fortress. Two Atlas-esque statues — a man and woman — tower above me, bathed in an icy blue light. They hold the weight of a sun above their heads, its tip nearly gracing the top of the cavernous space. The…

The man sitting across from you averts his stare when you reluctantly make eye contact. Then the woman next to him tilts her phone at an odd angle toward you. Is she taking a picture? A video? A few minutes later, someone else gets up from their seat…

I can count on one finger the number of times I've enjoyed shopping for clothes. It was my 13th birthday, and my grandma let me experience the pure thrill of filling a cart with the trendiest early-oughts looks: camo cargo shorts,…

On any other given weekend, I’m normally the last guy still out. After everyone has gone home to their S.O. or Netflix or bed, I’m still chasing the next fun thing, extending my adventure until everything has closed and every open pizza spot has run…

As a kid, I liked to play what I called the Coffin Game. I’d cocoon myself in my bedsheets, lie completely still, and close my eyes until one of my parents walked in and found me. If I moved a muscle before then, I “lost.” Something about that game,…

When was the last time you called one of your parents? Really think for a second. Was it this morning? Last week? Last month? And was it a quick 15-minute check-in or a long, deep conversation? When I think about some of these questions myself, I…

What does 20% of a paycheck look like? The answer, of course, depends on the person earning the money. For some, a 20% cut would mean having to hail fewer taxis that month; for others, it's the difference between being able to take a hot shower in…

Remember? Reach back to when you were 5 or 6 or 7 (like 25-year-old me reaching out to 15-year-old you right now). Before you were an adult, or a teenager, you were just a boy, and the sky looked ghost-blue over your dollar-store kite, moments before…