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music / Pop

Do you look like ZAYN?

Timothée Chalamet, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles, and Jeremy Allen White are just a few celebrities who've had look-alike competitions held in their name in recent months. Writer Cady Siregar investigates the rise behind this now global phenomenon.

Do you look like ZAYN?

music / Pop

Rap World is this year’s funniest music movie

Comedians Conner O’Malley, Jack Bensinger, Eric Rahill, and Danny Scharar discuss their new music mockumentary, Rap World.

culture / Film

Indie sleaze nostalgia has revived Y2K’s “thinspo” community

Writer Sandra Song pens an essay about the return of indie sleaze and how it's dangerously coincided with a resurgence of Y2K-era "thinspo" content and eating disorder glamorization.

culture / Internet

Viral recommendation newsletter Perfectly Imperfect is free from the algorithm

An interview with Perfectly Imperfect founder Tyler Bainbridge, whose biweekly Substack features recommendations from stars like Charli XCX and Ayo Edebiri.

culture / Internet

Reggaeton conquered the world. A new docuseries shows exactly how it happened

An interview with filmmaker Omar Acosta, who shares the stories and impulses behind Peacock's docuseries 'Reggaeton: The Sound That Conquered the World.'

music / Film