There will undoubtedly be studies for years to come about the ways in which this COVID-19 pandemic impacted society and our brains. But specifically looking at pop culture, there was definitely a ...

In Slate’s annual Music Club, Slate critic Carl Wilson emails about the year in music with fellow critics — featuring New York Times contributor Lindsay Zoladz, freelance writer Briana Younger, NPR ...

My top song of 2020 was “Moon Song” by Phoebe Bridgers, mainly because of one line: “But now I am dreaming/ And you’re singing at my birthday/ And I’ve never seen you smiling so big.” The person I ...

“‘You’ve never heard anything like this before’” is a hoary cliche that’s nearly never correct, but damned if it isn’t true when it comes to Atlas Maior,” wrote Chronicle jazz writer Michael Toland ...