We Shouldn’t Reduce Art to Being for “Coastal Elites” vs. “Trump’s America”

Mark Harris

Jan 02, 2017 7:00 AM

Why Is Moonlight the One Movie Critics Agree On? And Do Only Dupes Love La La Land?

Dana Stevens

Jan 02, 2017 5:45 AM

The Best Things America Built in 2016

Henry Grabar

Dec 30, 2016 4:31 PM

A 125-Song Playlist for Soundtracking the Final Days and Hours of 2016

Carl Wilson

Dec 29, 2016 11:15 AM

Slate’s 10 Most Popular Stories of the Year

Bill Carey

Dec 28, 2016 10:30 AM

Was 2016 the Worst Year for Pop Hits in History?

Chris Molanphy

Dec 26, 2016 11:55 AM

The Best Albums of 2016, a Year of Constant Flux

Carl Wilson

Dec 26, 2016 5:48 AM

What We Need From Television in 2017

Willa Paskin

Dec 23, 2016 10:06 AM

Billions Was So Laughably Bad That It Was Irresistible

June Thomas

Dec 22, 2016 12:00 PM

The Best Jokes of 2016

Slate Staff

Dec 22, 2016 11:00 AM

The Best Show No One Talked About This Year Was MTV’s Sweet/Vicious

Pilot Viruet

Dec 22, 2016 9:45 AM

Man in the High Castle, House of Cards, and the Value of Dystopian TV in a Dystopian Era

Emily St. James

Dec 22, 2016 9:00 AM

The One Scene This Year That Left Me With Tears Literally Streaming Down My Face

Willa Paskin

Dec 22, 2016 7:00 AM

When Will TV Finally Stop Killing Off Its Lesbian Characters?

June Thomas

Dec 21, 2016 12:30 PM

Why The Magicians Made for Such Compelling Television

Pilot Viruet

Dec 21, 2016 11:30 AM

Orange Is the New Black’s Season Finale Was the Most Significant TV Episode of the Year

Emily St. James

Dec 21, 2016 9:30 AM

The Shows That Achieved Peak TV Velocity and Became Inescapable Were Mysteries

Willa Paskin

Dec 21, 2016 5:50 AM

The Shows That Offered the Most Uncomplicated, Escapist Pleasure This Year

June Thomas

Dec 20, 2016 12:00 PM

Television Deftly Tackled Mental Illness This Year

Pilot Viruet

Dec 20, 2016 10:30 AM

Why We Shouldn’t Mourn the Loss of the Big, Noisy, Funny Comedy

Emily St. James

Dec 20, 2016 7:00 AM