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It all goes back to the 2016 NFL season.

A bizarre artifact of the "Just Say No" Reagan Era lives onin the form of straight edge hardcore music.

Even for true crime, the clickbait and conspiracies are out of control.

When Elliott Smith was put onstage next to Céline Dion, it changed everything, and not necessarily for the better.

Lanterns improves on the Green Lantern comics in one crucial way.

Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" is the longest-running No. 1 of all time, but another song is poised to take its title.

The rise of the WNBA has come with unintended consequences.

Tony is delicious--but is it true?

Member hiatuses, controversial songs, over-the-top choreography--yep, that's Katseye.

"Here Comes the Sun" inspired countless cover versions. (George preferred James Brown's.)