Watchmen, His Dark Materials, and the Risks of Adaptation
Slate 6 December 2019
Goodbye to the Goodfellas
The Atlantic (December 2019 issue) 4 November 2019
The Righteous Gemstones Is TV’s Funniest Show About Grief
Slate 10 October 2019
A Wave of Rap Documentaries Shows the Genre Has Entered Its Classic Rock Phase
Slate 8 October 2019
It: Chapter Two Adapts a Storyline About Racism Into a Storyline That’s Racist
Slate 9 September 2019
Chance the Rapper’s “Debut” Album Disappoints Only Because It’s Not Really His Debut
Slate 29 July 2019
The New Science of Building Baseball Superstars
The Atlantic (July 2019 issue) 28 June 2019
A Brief History of the Movie-Summarizing End-Credits Rap
Slate 14 June 2019
Nothing Compares 2 “Nothing Compares 2 U”
Slate 11 June 2019
Dr. John Was Both Deeply Traditional and a Total Freak
Slate 7 June 2019
Marvin Gaye’s Lost Album Finds Him at the Peak of His Creativity
Slate 29 March 2019
There’s No Severing Michael Jackson’s Art From His Obsession With Children
Slate 27 February 2019
Why Vice Fails Where All Adam McKay’s Other Films Succeeded
Slate 2 February 2019
How to Root for the Patriots in the Age of Trump: A guide for morally compromised New England fans.
Slate 1 February 2019
The Most Important Album of 1968 Wasn’t The White Album. It Was Beggars Banquet.
Slate 6 December 2018
BEASTIE BOYS BOOK Re-creates the Pleasures of the Group’s Best Albums
Slate 7 November 2018
Why a Song About Unremembered Rap Arcana May Become Hip-Hop’s Most Remembered Song
Slate 18 October 2018
Big Mouth Is So Good It Almost Makes You Miss Middle School
Slate 15 October 2018
Whole Lotta Love (review of BASKETBALL: A LOVE STORY)
Slate 9 October 2018