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“Some Real Fireworks Ahead”: Joel Kinnaman Is Ready for His Next ‘For All Mankind’ Mission

The star of Apple TV+’s acclaimed space drama sat down to discuss the fallout from Season 3, where the story’s headed next, and the delight of his ‘Suicide Squad’ do-over

By Miles Surrey

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What’s Kendrick Lamar’s Best Feature? Mixtape Cut? Loosie?

After spending four weeks on Kendrick Lamar’s albums, Charles and Cole pause and dig into some of the deeper parts of his catalog

By Charles Holmes and Cole Cuchna

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‘A League of Their Own’ Would Be Better If Its Characters Were Worse

The new Amazon series hews closely to the original film in many ways, but perhaps not the most important: creating tension-filled characters

By Michael Baumann

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Allen Robinson II and the Great Escape From His Quarterback Hell

The Pro Bowl receiver spent nearly a decade catching passes from QBs like Blake Bortles, Mitchell Trubisky, and Justin Fields. Now that he’s in offensive paradise with the Rams, it’s finally Robinson’s time to shine.

By Austin Gayle

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What Constitutes Success for ‘House of the Dragon’?

With its forthcoming prequel to ‘Game of Thrones,’ HBO is still playing to win—but what would winning look like for the much-hyped, high-stakes follow-up to TV’s biggest blockbuster?

By Ben Lindbergh

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How Danger Mouse Returned to Hip-Hop With Some New Cheat Codes

The famed producer discusses his craft and his first hip-hop album in more than a decade: a collaboration with Black Thought out this Friday

By Justin Sayles

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Should LeBron Request a Trade?

If the Lakers don’t make a change, it could be time for LeBron James to consider his options. Where could he go? And what would another ring do for his legacy?

By Kevin O'Connor

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Raves, Rage, and the Prodigy’s “Firestarter”

An excerpt from the latest episode of the podcast, this one exploring the Essex foursome that briefly rode electronic music to rock stardom

By Rob Harvilla

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What Is the Best TV Series Finale?

Inspired by ‘Better Call Saul,’ Dave, Joanna, and Neil debate the greatest finale episodes in TV history

By Joanna Robinson, Neil Miller, and 1 more

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‘Westworld’ Is Good Again, Somehow

As it turns out, the dystopian HBO series is still capable of engineering shocking twists, and Season 4 delivered perhaps the biggest one yet: The show is actually good again

By Miles Surrey

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Neither Age Nor Surgery Can Stop Justin Verlander

After undergoing Tommy John surgery and missing most of two seasons, the 39-year-old Astros ace looks like a Cy Young favorite again

By Zach Kram

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Doug Pederson Healed Himself. Now He’s Trying to Heal the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Pederson’s first win in Jacksonville is that he isn’t Urban Meyer. But now comes the real challenge: fixing Trevor Lawrence and turning the Jaguars into winners.

By Nora Princiotti

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Jimmy McGill Hits Rock Bottom As ‘Better Call Saul’ Nears the End

With the series finale on the horizon, Jimmy McGill continues down a path of self-destruction—while Kim Wexler starts on the long, difficult road to redemption

By Miles Surrey

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Fantasy Football’s All-Training-Camp-Hype Team

Which positive training camp reports are real? Which are just smoke? Being able to identify the difference could make or break your fantasy season.

By Danny Kelly

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NBA YoungBoy’s New Album, ‘The Last Slimeto,’ Is a Sermon Off the Rails

The prolific rapper and streaming star who out-charted Drake last year is back with a new album that reconstructs the Black gospel experience

By Justin Charity

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Kevin Durant’s Ultimatum and the Cost of Doing Business

Six weeks after requesting a trade, KD is now demanding that the Nets either move him or clean house to appease him. It’s an undesirable predicament, but one Brooklyn should have seen coming.

By Rob Mahoney

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Carbon Removal Might Be the World’s Most Important Technology. How Does It Work?

Derek is joined by Giana Amador to explain the different carbon removal technologies and why some people think this advancement won’t ever work

By Derek Thompson

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Netflix’s ‘The Sandman’ Is a Faithful Adaptation—for Better and for Worse

The show’s first season is a solid starting point for a long-awaited adaptation, but at times it’s too tethered to the comics

By Daniel Chin

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The ‘Bachelorette’ Recap: An Eternity in Bruges

Unfortunately for Rachel and Gabby (but mostly Rachel), another unintended consequence of having two leads has emerged: the inevitability of wandering eyes

By Jodi Walker

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A Tale of Two Pushes

This week, Dominik Mysterio and Konosuke Takeshita wrestled in two big matches, showcasing why they are both on the brink of stardom

By Phil Schneider

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The Great HBO Freak-out of 2022 Was Unwarranted, but Understandable

In light of what happened at Warner Bros. Discovery’s earnings call, some of the rumors that flew ahead of the event look borderline histrionic—but consumers had good reason to fear for the worst

By Alison Herman

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The Lessons Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs Learned From Their Weirdest Season

Patrick Mahomes survived the first slump of his career last season. Now, he and the Chiefs are trying to reinvent their offense while the rest of the AFC West is racing to catch up.

By Kevin Clark

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‘Bullet Train’ Is the Next Step in the Bad Bunny World Domination Plan

With a leading role in ‘El Muerto’ on the way, the Puerto Rican musician’s spot in this weekend’s box office no. 1 is just a sign of what’s to come

By Eduardo Ocampo Garcia

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‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’ Will Kill You With Mindfulness

The question is whether all the bottomless obnoxiousness on display represents genuine, timely cultural satire or a calculated, cynical capitulation to the moment

By Adam Nayman

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We’re Living in a Triple-A Video Game “Drought” and It’s Just Fine

Don’t let the lack of blockbuster video game releases for the second half of 2022 fool you: this gaming "drought" may not be a bad thing for gamers

By Ben Lindbergh