EDITOR’S NOTE: We wrote this back in 2021, but with Christmas upon us again we felt like it was the perfect time to update it. There's nothing that brings the world together more than sharing opinions ...

With 2025 coming to a close, that means we've reached the halfway point for this decade. Difficult as that may be to believe, it is true, and it technically marks six full years of music, counting ...

Stream this list on Apple Music and Spotify. See The FADER's 50 best albums of 2025. As the opening track to their debut album, “Real Life” feels like ear’s way of saying “hello world.” It begins ...

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"You're killing me, Smalls!" The Sandlot has served as a classic American film since its 1993 release. Now, more than 30 years later, two stars have revitalized the momentum with an iconic, ...

Few movies capture the magic of growing up quite like The Sandlot. Released in 1993, it’s more than a baseball story, it’s a love letter to summer, friendship, and the American pasttime. Three decades ...

Benny Blanco has been behind some of the biggest tracks of the past 20 years, including Katy Perry's "California Gurls" and Rihanna's "Diamonds" Julien Hekimian/Getty ; Jerod Harris/Getty ; Unique ...

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EXCLUSIVE: Hot from a rousing Venice world premiere of The Smashing Machine, writer-director Benny Safdie and Dwayne Johnson are planning a quick reteam in another film, Lizard Music. Safdie will ...

One of the blessings or curses of being a columnist – even when you’re only a twice-a-month freelancer – is that you’re always working. Anything you see or hear can plant an idea. So it was a couple ...