Jack Hamilton is Slate’s pop critic. He is assistant professor of American studies and media studies at the University of Virginia. Follow him on Twitter.
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Feb. 18 2015 9:01 AMI Can’t Believe I Used to Like That SongLike few movies before it, Boyhood captures the way we actually experience pop music.Jack Hamilton
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Jan. 29 2015 1:04 PMListen to Our January Music RoundupBeat the chill with our winter playlist, exclusively for Slate Plus members.Jack Hamilton, Dee Lockett, Leon Neyfakh, and John Swansburg
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Jan. 5 2015 10:51 AMListen to Our December Music RoundupWarm up with our winter playlist, exclusively for Slate Plus members.Jack Hamilton, Dee Lockett, Abby McIntyre, and Forrest Wickman
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Dec. 16 2014 11:38 AMBlack MessiahD’Angelo’s first album in 14 years is everything it promised to be, and more.Jack Hamilton
Sports Nut
Nov. 19 2014 3:07 PMBad as They Wanna BeIs the Philadelphia 76ers’ lose-on-purpose approach to team-building ingenious or morally bankrupt?Jack Hamilton
Sports Nut
Oct. 29 2014 6:34 PMNBA Stars Aren’t SuperheroesThey break just like the rest of us puny humans.Jack Hamilton
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Oct. 20 2014 3:22 PMNow Is the Time to InventThe legacy (and the return) of Sleater-Kinney, which was once the best rock band in America.Jack Hamilton
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Aug. 21 2014 4:21 PMBetter Than DirtMoe Szyslak, The Simpsons’ pressure valve for the release of cruelty.Jack Hamilton
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June 18 2014 11:49 PMGood Times Bad TimesModern rock didn’t start with Dylan or the Beatles. It started with Zeppelin.Jack Hamilton
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May 29 2014 11:44 PMGame of Thrones Isn’t Just Great FunIt’s great, period. And it should change how we think about television.Jack Hamilton
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April 10 2014 4:06 PMDraft DayWhy did the NFL—America’s most obsessively image-conscious sports league—allow this catastrophe to happen? Jack Hamilton
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March 31 2014 11:17 AMRhyme and PunishmentProsecutors are using rap lyrics as evidence in criminal trials. That needs to stop.Jack Hamilton
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March 4 2014 12:26 PML.A. KingsSchoolboy Q, the latest West Coast MC to make a powerful claim to the hip-hop throne.Jack Hamilton
Sports Nut
Jan. 30 2015 10:45 AMHe Never Touches the BallsTom Brady may be the handsome face of the Pats, but the team’s heart and soul belong to defensive tackle Vince Wilfork. Jack Hamilton
Sports Nut
Jan. 8 2015 6:01 PMMelo DramaDid Carmelo Anthony ruin the Knicks, or did the Knicks ruin him?Jack Hamilton
Brow Beat
Dec. 23 2014 5:10 PMThe Top 10 Producers of 2014Forrest Wickman, Dee Lockett, Chris Molanphy, and Jack Hamilton
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Oct. 30 2014 6:03 PMListen to Our October Music RoundupYour autumn playlist to put on repeat, exclusively for Slate Plus members.Boer Deng, Courtney Duckworth, Jack Hamilton, Aisha Harris, Dan Kois, Dee Lockett, Chris Molanphy, and Forrest Wickman
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Sept. 11 2014 11:38 PMThe Beatles. Bob Dylan. Biggie Smalls.Why the rapper belongs in the company of pop’s most influential artists.Jack Hamilton
Sports Nut
July 18 2014 9:15 AMThe Human Red FlagLance Stephenson is the most fascinatingly flawed player in the NBA.Jack Hamilton
The Spot
June 15 2014 10:38 AMThe Future of English Football Is Young, Exciting, and Exactly the Same as the PastJack Hamilton
Sports Nut
April 29 2014 7:00 PMThe Last Day of the Old NBA
With one sweeping move, Adam Silver paved the way for a new, better league.Jack Hamilton
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March 10 2014 12:24 PMDark, Not MurkyEverything True Detective did, Red Riding did better, and did first.Jack Hamilton
Sports Nut
Feb. 24 2014 9:13 AMYes, This Was a Big DealThoughts on Jason Collins' historic debut as an openly gay NBA player.Jack Hamilton
Brow Beat
Feb. 28 2015 1:45 PM
Kanye West Is at His Best in This European TV Performance of “Only One”
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