Three agents of blogging expand journalistic science by delving into the psychology of hot takes and getting uncomfortably close to all-too-real take artists.
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Christian Bale: From Batman to the God Butcher
After taking off the cowl, the U.K.-born actor retreated to a version of Hollywood that hardly existed anymore. Now he’s back in a superhero movie, though he hasn’t lost any of the traits that make him one of our most visceral performers.
The Best Albums of 2022 (So Far)
Our ranking of the best rap, pop, and indie albums released so far this year, from to Kendrick to Beach House to some rising stars
QB Tiers and Fears (and Baker Traded to Carolina)
The guys discuss Baker Mayfield being traded to the Panthers before they each run through their quarterback tiers
You Learn Things When You Burn Things
Dave and Chris Bianco talk getting paid a barrel of beer on the Lower East Side, importing food vs. buying local, and more
Five Lingering Questions About Nets-Lakers, the Knicks, and NBA Free Agency
Who blinks first in the Kyrie Irving trade talks? We examine that and more as the dust begins to settle in free agency and all eyes turn to the trade market and the season ahead.
I’m Already Homesick for ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’
Or how the appeal behind the Captain Pike–led Paramount+ ‘Star Trek’ series comes from both its amazing ensemble cast and a tighter, more focused episode count