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Why Is Every Young Person in America Watching ‘The Sopranos’?
nyt
The show’s new audience is also seeing something different in it: a parable about a country in terminal decline.
The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time*
rolling stone
For the first time in 17 years, we’ve completely remade our list of the best songs ever. More than 250 artists, writers, and industry figures helped us choose a brand-new list full of historic favorites, world-changing anthems, and new classics
*This goes without saying, but these are incredibly subjective. However it's always fascinating seeing what gets voted in.
Sid Meier and the Meaning of “Civilization”
new yorker
How one video game tells the story of an industry.
Spice World: WIRED Traces the Dune Legacy*
wired
As the latest take on the novel hits the big screen, WIRED traces the impact of Frank Herbert's complex, prescient masterpiece.
*This is a 5 part series and has some eyebrow raising articles like how Dune Foresaw Modern Warfare
Simone Biles Chose Herself
the cut
“I should have quit way before Tokyo.”
Finding Memories, and Mom’s Sewing Stuff, in a Reused Cookie Tin
nyt
The containers we use over and over, from Cool Whip tubs to Taster’s Choice jars, can evoke stronger feelings than the food that came in them.
T-Pain’s Favorite Drinks Always Get Too Expensive
grub street
“Clubs are like, ‘Well, we heard a rapper talk about it so now this is $1,200 more than last week …’”
New Girl Is Still the Best TV Show About Male Friendship
gq
Ten years since the pilot aired, the sitcom remains an uncommonly sensitive show about guys being dudes.