The Beatles’ Revolver Was Their Avant-Garde R&B Album
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I Still Don’t Understand How Mike Davis Could Write Like That
Slate 26 October 2022
The Trap
The Atlantic (November 2022 issue) 18 October 2022
Mike Tyson Was the Boxer Hollywood Taught Us to Love. What Happened?
The New York Times Magazine 31 August 2022
The Case for Black Thought as One of Our All-Time Greatest MCs
Slate 8 August 2022
It’s Nearly Impossible to Comprehend Bill Russell’s Greatness
Slate 1 August 2022
Elvis Wasn’t Racist, But the New Movie about Him Is
Slate 27 June 2022
They Were the Best Alliance in Hip-Hop. What Happened?
Slate 9 May 2022
HBO’s Lakers Show Has an Adam McKay Problem
Slate 6 March 2022
Kanye West’s Music Player Asks You to Pay $200 to Make His Music Worse
Slate 2 March 2022
Kanye Doesn’t Want You to Watch Netflix’s New Documentary About Him. Here’s Why You Should.
Slate 16 February 2022
The NBA’s Electrifying New Superhero
Slate 18 January 2022
HBO’s Best Comedy Isn’t Succession (Review of The Righteous Gemstones, Season 2)
Slate 9 January 2022
The Case for Johnny Cash as a Political Artist (book review of CITIZEN CASH)
Washington Post 30 December 2021
What Really Killed the Bee Gees’ Career? (Slate Music Club, 2021)
Slate 21 December 2021
Succession Can’t Stop Using Hip-Hop as a Punchline
Slate 28 November 2021
An Age-Old Debate about the Beatles Misses the Point
Slate 10 November 2021
What Exactly Does Kyrie Irving Think He’s Doing?
Slate 15 October 2021
In Defense of the Insufferable Music Fan
The Atlantic (November 2021 issue) 6 October 2021
Will Drake Just Grow Up Already?
Slate 7 September 2021