This movie is wild if only because it’s the sole acting credit for illustrator Yoshitaka Amano. Like I gotta know how that happened.

“Heated Rivalry” might be a sign that audiences still have an appetite for sex scenes—when they actually serve a purpose, @faith-hill.bsky.social writes:

who’s the funniest person on here

I had the incredible honor of curating this list of the best podcasts of 2025 for The Atlantic. These are the shows and creators which give me hope in the medium. Many thanks to my editor @legsfrank.bsky.social and the whole team at the publication, without whom this simply would not have existed!

Timothée Chalamet becomes the first person to appear atop the Las Vegas Sphere - transformed into a giant ping-pong ball for ‘MARTY SUPREME’. #MartySupreme #TimothéeChalamet #TheSphere

For fans of the “Avatar” franchise, the latest sequel will be delightfully familiar. But “the bad news for anyone not already on board: This film has no interest in you,” David Sims writes:

oh my god

The TV shows that The Atlantic’s critics loved the most this year leaned into topical flashpoints, and demonstrated what can be done with serialized storytelling, ingenuity, and ambition. See what made the list of best shows:

my therapist claimed she didn’t understand the appeal of listening to gossip about people you don’t know until i reminded her that listening to gossip about people you don’t know is basically her job

culling my friends based on who will agree to see five nights at freddy's 2 with me

my live reactions to the super mario galaxy movie direct

this side by side comparison is giving “before and after using proactiv“

who decided to put this jump scare on my route to the office

I interviewed Toby Fox again. :) You can read the conversation in both and digital and print (!!!!!) editions of Game Informer. We talked about the “stupid” way to make games and his new journey with Deltarune. Read to see our convo and some awesome fan art. gameinformer.com/2025/09/30/i...

Happy Consume Me release day! Play the game and then hear the story!

every day i wish that they'd just bring back a standalone simpsons app so i can be free of this nonsense

i mean, i guess?

Some news: yesterday was my last at Rolling Stone. For now, I'm going solo, doing all my TV reviewing, recapping, etc., at my newsletter. I hope you'll consider subscribing. Many more details here:

The plan: we spend an entire award show promoting the Boys & Girls Clubs, then give them a donation of a few thousand dollars

what does it say about me that i keep accidentally referring to my therapist as my “boss”

this has been SOLVED btw

if in the year 2026 nintendo wants me to play the virtual boy, i will play the virtual boy

me when my friend sends me an article that’s paywalled

baby waluigi and baby wario…i have prayed for this day

I got to spend 40 minutes on the phone talking to the one and only David Letterman about his days in morning TV, launching Late Night, his love for Mulaney, why his wife feels the need to explain his jokes, and, yes, CBS's decision to nuke LATE SHOW. Only on @vulture: www.vulture.com/article/davi...

if you can help me get tickets to see one battle after another in vistavision i will kiss you on the mouth

Monday was my last day at Vox Media which, after 14 years, feels wild to say out loud. But here I am! I'm looking for my next role, so if you think that may be with you please reach out! You can DM me here, or find me on LinkedIn, or email me (chrisgrant @ this domain).

Happy Thunderbolts* on Disney Plus Day 💕 Celebrate by reading this Incredibly Important Analysis: sparklyscraps.substack.com/p/a-definiti...

just thought about the fact that bands break up and got really sad...they're just like us for real

Francis Ford Coppola’s epic box-office bomb, “Megalopolis,” fits the vague outlines of a future cult classic. But the director’s attempts to mythologize the movie reveal how difficult it is to actually build a devoted fan base, writes @shirklesxp.bsky.social:

i love this man so much

As kids’ TV has become more sprawling, figuring out what’s actually enriching has become more daunting than ever. @shirklesxp.bsky.social reports on recent cuts to public-media funding, the growing pains of children’s entertainment—and where it’s headed:

AI filmmaking is peeing. It’s pooping. It’s throwing up. It’s a new kind of liquid coming out. It’s hated by the establishment. It’s what goes in the toilet. It’s wet. It’s what’s in the bathroom.

this show is legitimately so good (and weird and scary and funny and, yes, cute)

real ones can spot the lafufu in this (Very Good) illustration www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...

started adding public playlists to my spotify profile again

Stoop Kids

i swear i’m fine

is my inability to come up with pithy posts a sign that i am boring or the platform is

i randomly watched the 2002 VMAs last night—featuring such guests as michael jackson, rudy giuliani, trump + melania, simon cowell/paula abdul/randy jackson/kelly clarkson/justin guarini, guns n roses, mary-kate and ashley, p. diddy, and triumph the insult comic dog—and felt old for the first time

the dentist seemed to enjoy taking photos of my teeth and telling me all the ways she could fix them for $6,500 just a little bit too much

The only thing -- the ONLY THING -- I want to talk about is The Rehearsal

really excited to share this fun interview with the dude who designed THE Pokemon logo! www.ign.com/articles/mee...

anyway here's the email I sent to jim bankoff last week. i'm still heartbroken. I have been insanely, destructively angry for weeks, and I think I will be for a long time.

watching a mike leigh movie with subtitles on means seeing a lot of “[inaudible]”s

yesterday i received nine clearly AI-generated "freelance" pitches in a row, and i have been plagued by the (not implausible!) thought of someone unknowingly accepting one and running a piece written by an LLM—seems Real Bad for the future of this industry

A fond farewell to Polygon, from the people who worked there aftermath.site/polygon-vox-...