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

Quincy Jones Has Accomplished So Much That Even Netflix’s New Doc About Him Can’t Capture It All

Slate 9 September 2018

“The Great Minor City of America” (Review of BOOM TOWN)

Slate 24 August 2018

Aretha Franklin Was Also One of R&B’s Greatest Pianists

Slate 16 August 2018

Aretha Franklin Was the Defining Voice of the 20th Century

Slate 16 August 2018

Castle Rock Is a Smart, Addictive Dive Into Stephen King’s World and Work

Slate 25 July 2018

XXXTentacion’s Death Deserves More than Indifference

Slate 19 June 2018

The New Book About The Simpsons Is Hilarious, Joke-a-Minute, and Overstays Its Welcome

Slate 12 June 2018

On Kanye West’s New Album, the GOOD Music Rapper Focuses Simply on Good Music

Slate 11 June 2018

Pusha T’s New Album Is Outstanding. The Feud It Stoked Could Be Even Better.

Slate 29 May 2018