• music What’s the point of The Smashing Pumpkins’ overstuffed Adore reissue? By A.A. Dowd, Annie Zaleski, Sonia Saraiya October 1, 2014 | 5:00am
• music How far would you travel for love? 14 songs that go the distance By Annie Zaleski, Jason Heller, A.A. Dowd, Josh Modell, Katie Rife, Molly Eichel, Caitlin PenzeyMoog, Matt Gerardi, Laura M. Browning September 22, 2014 | 5:00am
• music U2’s electronic-heavy Pop deserves more respect for its risk-taking By Annie Zaleski September 16, 2014 | 5:00am
• music U2’s digital surprise has some value despite its price By Annie Zaleski September 12, 2014 | 4:03pm
• music Death From Above 1979 both embraces and transcends its dance-punk roots By Annie Zaleski September 9, 2014 | 5:00am
• music Ariana Grande’s sweet, sweet fantasies are polished but disappointing By Annie Zaleski August 26, 2014 | 2:41pm
• music Electro pioneers Basement Jaxx color between the lines, with uneven results By Annie Zaleski August 26, 2014 | 5:00am
• tv Farewell, Macaulay Culkin: 19 pop-culture windows into the world of 1994 By Annie Zaleski, Josh Modell, Genevieve Valentine, Sean O'Neal, Erik Adams, William Hughes, Jesse Hassenger, Marah Eakin, Mike Vago August 18, 2014 | 5:00am
• film That’s Turtle Power: 22 soundtrack songs that double as film synopses (part 1) By Annie Zaleski, Noah Cruickshank, Katie Rife, Joshua Alston, Sean O'Neal, Erik Adams, Marah Eakin August 11, 2014 | 5:00am
• music Introducing the bands: 22 songs that double as band histories and/or mission statements By Annie Zaleski, Noah Cruickshank, Josh Modell, Drew Toal, Molly Eichel, David Anthony, Sean O'Neal, Rowan Kaiser, William Hughes, Matt Gerardi, Mike Vago August 4, 2014 | 5:00am
• aux This Tumblr swaps guitars for slugs By Annie Zaleski July 30, 2014 | 4:41pm
• music Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers deliver again, for half an album anyway By Annie Zaleski July 29, 2014 | 5:00am
• music Bigger and bitchier: A superlative rundown of the best records of 2014 so far By Evan Rytlewski, kenneth-partridge, Chris Mincher, Jason Heller, Eric Thurm, Annie Zaleski, David Brusie, David Anthony, Ryan Bray, Josh Terry, Jonah Bayer, Kyle Fowle, Marah Eakin, Paula Mejia July 22, 2014 | 5:00am
• music What’s your favorite song of the year so far? By Evan Rytlewski, kenneth-partridge, Annie Zaleski, Noah Cruickshank, Jason Heller, A.A. Dowd, David Brusie, Josh Modell, Eric Thurm, David Anthony, Becca James, Erik Adams, Sean O'Neal, Andrea Battleground, Josh Terry, Sonia Saraiya, Jesse Hassenger, Alasdair Wilkins, Marah Eakin, Mike Vago July 17, 2014 | 5:00am
• music “Weird Al” Yankovic smartly skewers, embraces pop culture By Annie Zaleski July 15, 2014 | 5:00am
• tv Forever young: 8 grown-ass actors who can only play teens By Drew Fortune, Annie Zaleski, Becca James, Caroline Framke, Rowan Kaiser, Jesse Hassenger, Marah Eakin, Mike Vago July 14, 2014 | 5:00am
• aux Revisit video vixens of yore with “The Girl In The Video” By Annie Zaleski July 10, 2014 | 4:28pm
• music Has ’90s punk stood the test of time? By David Anthony, Josh Modell, Annie Zaleski, Jason Heller July 10, 2014 | 5:00am
• tv Just add glasses: 13 actors improbably cast as scientists By Annie Zaleski, A.A. Dowd, Zack Handlen, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, Sonia Saraiya, Jesse Hassenger, Tasha Robinson July 9, 2014 | 5:00am
• music Accidental pop songwriter Sia doesn’t quite reclaim solo career momentum By Annie Zaleski July 8, 2014 | 5:00am
• music Taylor Swift’s BFF Ed Sheeran reaffirms his pop star status By Annie Zaleski June 24, 2014 | 5:00am