The Decade’s 10 Most Defining Movies (So Far) — The Atlantic
These films best capture the strange spirit of the 2020s.
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Best TV Shows of 2026 So Far
This is a roundup of television shows from 2026 recommended by Esquire editors, covering a range of genres from prestige dramas like *Furious* (a psychological thriller about an FBI agent hunting a female serial killer) and *The Bear*'s final season to comedies like *Chad Powers* and *Ted*, as well as sci-fi shows such as *Silo* and *Lanterns*. The piece highlights both new series and returning favorites, with particular emphasis on *Widow's Bay* as the year's standout hit and discussions of why various shows succeeded or disappointed viewers. It serves as a viewing guide for people overwhelmed by streaming options and looking for curated recommendations across multiple platforms.
Rent Money by Pokey LaFarge on Apple Music
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11 new social media platforms in 2026
This article surveys 11 emerging social networks launched between 2017 and 2024, ranging from niche platforms like Noplace (a Gen Z-focused Twitter/MySpace hybrid) and BeReal (daily unfiltered photo-sharing) to better-established alternatives like Bluesky and Threads. Each entry includes basic data on the platform's release date, headquarters, user count, and core functionality, positioning them as responses to dissatisfaction with existing social media giants. The list captures a diverse ecosystem focused on specific demographics and use cases—from anonymous college networks (Fizz, Yik Yak) to voice messaging (Ten Ten) to disposable camera aesthetics (Lapse).
Shameika by Fiona Apple on Apple Music
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Fiona Apple's fifth album, recorded alone in her Los Angeles home over eight years, channels anxiety and claustrophobia through a deliberately lo-fi sound dominated by live drums and minimal production that somehow feels perfectly timed for pandemic isolation. The album strips away the lush arrangements of her previous work, replacing them with raw percussion and Apple's characteristically sharp, unflinching lyrics that blend personal rage with societal anger without sacrificing wit or playfulness.
30 Cool New Amplifiers and Receivers of 2026 (So Far)
Marantz, McIntosh, NAD, Cambridge Audio, Arcam, PS Audio and more have all released new amplifiers so far this year.
Kick Stones (The Boys) by Westside Cowboy on Apple Music
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Westside Cowboy's debut album *It Goes On* is built around an emergent thematic concern with time and motion that the Manchester quartet discovered only after completing the record, though this pattern manifests across the 11 tracks as a balance between youthful exuberance and compositional depth. Produced by Geese collaborator Loren Humphrey, the album spans emotive guitar pop, dusty Americana, and euphoric builds, with the band deliberately aiming for it to sound young and energetic rather than overly polished or mature. In a track-by-track breakdown, the band discuss how many songs nearly didn't make the cut due to internal doubts, how they drew inspiration from LCD Soundsystem and Future Islands, and how the final two tracks were preserved from pre-production demos specifically to end the album on a note of quiet uplift rather than grand emotional catharsis.
'The Game Is Over': Sellers Are Facing Reality on Pricing and Backing Off Unrealistic Demands
After a year of stubbornly holding prices high in a changed market, home sellers are finally pricing realistically and meeting buyer expectations, resulting in lower initial asking prices, faster contract signings, and fewer frustrated delistings. Sellers who price competitively from the start—sometimes even slightly below market—are winning by attracting more offers and avoiding the stigma of extended time on market, while those using strategies like rate buydowns or strategic price drops are seeing better results than simply listing high and hoping for offers.
2026 Kawasaki W800 ABS | Retro Modern | Original Icon
This is a product page for Kawasaki's 2025 retro classic motorcycle models, specifically featuring the W175 LTD and W230 with a base MSRP starting at $10,699 (plus $685 destination charge). The page provides pricing, specifications, and dealer locator information for these vintage-styled bikes positioned as "instant classics."
A New Reckoning for Nuclear Energy
After decades of stagnation caused by public opposition, economic barriers, and safety concerns, nuclear energy is experiencing unprecedented political and corporate support as a climate solution, with the U.S. government targeting a massive expansion and major tech companies investing heavily in new facilities. However, this represents the country's third major nuclear revival attempt, and the industry faces a critical test: it must successfully demonstrate that it can build large fleets of new reactors on time and within budget, particularly using smaller "advanced" reactor designs that have long promised breakthroughs but never achieved commercial deployment. If expectations outpace actual delivery over the next five to ten years, another failure could undermine nuclear's role in the climate transition at a time when abundant carbon-free electricity is increasingly essential.
Breonna Taylor’s Life Was Changing. Then the Police Came to Her Door.
# Summary Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old emergency room technician with no criminal record, was shot five times and killed by Louisville police during a March 2020 raid on her apartment that was ostensibly targeting her ex-boyfriend, a convicted drug dealer named Jamarcus Glover. The raid resulted from a flawed investigation: while police had legitimate evidence of Glover's drug operation at nearby addresses, their justification for raiding Taylor's apartment relied on thinner evidence—his GPS-tracked visits to her complex, her car appearing at a drug house, and bank transfers between them—leading to questions about whether probable cause existed. Taylor had distanced herself from Glover weeks before her death and was planning a future with her boyfriend Kenneth Walker, who fired one shot in self-defense when officers breached the door without adequately announcing themselves, prompting police to return fire; one officer was later fired for blindly shooting through her window from the parking lot, and no drugs or cash were found in her apartment.
Hollywood Reporter Critics Pick the 50 Best Films of the 21st Century (So Far)
This essay introduces a curated list of the 50 best films of the 21st century so far, compiled by a team of six critics using a voting system that required unanimous enthusiasm for each selection. The authors explain their methodology, acknowledge significant omissions (notably works by Scorsese, Spielberg, and Tarantino), and attribute gaps in mainstream genre representation to a perceived creative impoverishment in commercial filmmaking over recent decades rather than deliberate gatekeeping. They position the list as a reflection of both their genuine love for cinema and the systemic inequities within the film industry itself, inviting readers to challenge both their choices and the broader landscape of voices getting major platform support.
5 Bourbon Makers to Know Before They Go Mainstream
The piece identifies five distilleries positioned to make waves in bourbon in 2022, based on their upcoming age statements, product innovations, and market expansion. Green River is rebounding after a rebrand and technical controversy with traditional aging methods and five-year releases coming soon; Wilderness Trail's founders bring expert problem-solving credentials and major age-statement releases in 2022; Lux Row is finally bringing its own distillates to market after years of managing heritage brands, bolstered by its parent company's acquisition by distributor MGP; Frey Ranch is scaling beyond Nevada with grain-to-glass experimentation and multi-state distribution; and George Dickel has reinvigorated itself under new head distiller Nicole Austin with well-reviewed releases and creative collaborations.
10 Apps To Make Money From Home In 2025
The piece argues that joining the gig economy through mobile apps offers more than just supplementary income—it provides the career fulfillment and sense of purpose that many full-time jobs fail to deliver. Rather than spending your working life in misaligned careers chosen out of necessity or family expectation, gig work allows you to pursue activities aligned with your values while maintaining financial stability through your primary employment. The article then lists ten apps (Upwork, Fiverr, Etsy, Vinted, Shopify, Nextdoor, Twitch, YouTube Studio, Shutterstock Contributor, and TaskRabbit) that enable side hustles across various skill sets, from freelancing to content creation to reselling.
The 9 Biggest Wellness Travel Trends of 2026
This is a trend-forecast roundup for wellness travel in 2026, arguing that after years of hyper-optimized biohacking the pendulum is swinging toward sociable, low-tech, sensory experiences—group saunas with aufguss performances, DJ-infused spa clubs, star-bathing and desert retreats, mah-jongg and gardening workshops instead of pure fitness. It also flags women's health (especially menopause) and multi-generational/family programming as major growth areas, citing specific properties like Canyon Ranch's new Women's Collective, Scorpios' hotel-nightclub hybrids, and Six Senses' family fitness offerings. Worth keeping as a scouting list of specific hotels, retreats, and destinations to consider booking or referencing for a wellness trip.
52 things I learned in 2020 - Magnetic Notes - Medium
This is Tom Whitwell's annual "52 things I learned" roundup, a grab-bag list of curious facts and findings gathered over the year rather than a single argument—covering everything from why municipal trees are planted male, to the hidden Fetal Bovine Serum in lab-grown meat, to attractive criminals getting lighter sentences, to Warsaw's clam-powered water safety system. It's worth keeping as a dense trivia stockpile with sourced links for each claim, useful for dinner-party facts, writing hooks, or spotting patterns across unrelated fields like tech, biology, economics, and history.
The Best Backpacking Meals of 2025
GearJunkie's annually updated ranking of freeze-dried and pouch backpacking meals, built from taste-testing thousands of options across thru-hikes of the PCT, CDT, and AT plus blind panel tests. Peak Refuel's Chicken Pesto tops the list for its calorie-to-weight ratio, with Readywise's Still Lake Lasagna as the budget pick and newer additions like Bowl & Kettle's Crawfish Étouffée and tinned Patagonia Provisions seafood rounding out splurge and protein-boosting options. Worth keeping mainly for the comparison chart (price, calories, water needed, prep time) and the buyer's-guide breakdown of calorie-density rules, cooking methods, and dietary-restriction picks.
10 Most Underrated War Movies of the Past 5 Years, Ranked
This Collider list counts down ten war films from the past five years that the author feels have been unfairly overlooked, spanning journalism dramas, POW/detention stories, Cold War espionage, and combat pictures. Rather than a straightforward ranking of quality, it's organized around true-story credibility, name-checking specific real figures (Marie Colvin, Franz Jägerstätter, Greville Wynne, Mohamedou Ould Slahi, Harry Haft, Jesse Brown) and the performances that anchor each film, from Rosamund Pike to Ben Foster to Jonathan Majors. Worth keeping as a watchlist for lesser-known awards-adjacent war dramas rather than the usual Dunkirk/Oppenheimer-tier blockbusters.
10 Most Underrated Movies of the 2020s So Far
A curated list piece arguing that pandemic-era distribution chaos buried a wave of genuinely strong 2020s films—streaming dumps, minimal marketing, and delayed theatrical runs meant titles like "The Vast of Night," "Freaky," "The Outfit," and "Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar" never got the audience or critical attention they deserved. It spans genres deliberately, pairing genre fare (slasher comedy, horror, crime thriller) with prestige-adjacent work (Joanna Hogg's "The Souvenir: Part II," Mia Hansen-Løve's "Bergman Island") to make the case that underrated doesn't mean low-quality. Worth keeping as a watchlist source for specific overlooked recommendations rather than a critical essay.