This list is part sheepish capitulation to the role the Oscars have played in our lives.
The series has morphed from a “social experiment” into TV’s most complex competition.
All of these videos tell us that it’s okay to want another person next to us.
For all their looking back, our favorite films of the year don’t engage in thoughtless nostalgia for an earlier time.
Even when the AI takes over, the LP factories will still be churning out product.
Our list encompasses party anthems, multiple diss tracks, and honest reckonings with life’s myriad disappointments.
The vast majority of this list is composed of fresh properties or limited series.
There’s never been more room in the medium for creativity to get up and stretch its legs.
The best examples of this genre continue to evoke humanity’s eternal fear of social disruption.
The true-crime docs here expose the rot at the core of many of our venerated institutions.
To celebrate the release of Minogue’s Tension II, we’ve ranked all 16 of the singer’s albums.
These films shocked us by plumbing our deepest primordial terrors.
From Madonna to Nirvana to Beyoncé, we picked our favorite MTV VMA performances.
To celebrate the VMAs’ ruby anniversary, we ranked all 40 video of the year winners.
From its controversial video to its current resurgence, the song has a storied history.
The singer’s videography remains one of the most eye-popping of the 21st century.
The album is still the most coherent way for us to understand where music culture is in any particular moment.