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Monster Smash • The secret to KPop Demon Hunters’ record-breaking success on Netflix and on the charts? It’s controversy-free

Searching For The Real Tupac Shakur • Five things we learned from author Jeff Pearlman’s in-depth new biography of the rap star, Only God Can Judge Me

Vince Gilligan Breaks Sci-Fi With ‘Pluribus’ • The Breaking Bad creator finally returns to TV with a brand-new show that frets for the future of mankind

Justine Lupe Is Every Show’s Secret Weapon • A walk in the woods with the Succession breakout (and her baby, and her dog), who’s now stealing scenes in Nobody Wants This

Chappell’s Celebration • Her pop-up shows this fall were explosions of supernova presence

“Alex And I Have Done Some Soul Searching And Come To The Decision That We Fucking Miss It.” • Geddy Lee

Can Olivia Rodrigo Save The Live Album? • The concert album might seem like a thing of the past, but her Live From Glastonbury just might spark a revival

NAS: ‘Artists, In A Sense, Are Superheroes. They Lift People Up’ • The rap icon has always made sure hip-hop gets its due. His new project — a series of albums and comic books — continues that mission

Trump’s New Crackdown: It’s ‘War’ • After Charlie Kirk’s murder, Trump expanded his war on free speech, the left, and ordinary Americans. It’s going to get worse

Jack Antonoff & Hayley Williams • These megatalents have been part of each other’s stories for two decades. They sit down and go deep on friendship, the joy (and drama) of being in a band, and the scenes that made them

Cyndi Lauper & Gracie Abrams • One soundtracked the Eighties, the other Gen Z’s fragile heart. They meet for the first time and riff on childhood memories, the trials of touring, and creative devices (Mr. Clean, anyone?)

Black Thought & Redman • The Roots MC and the New Jersey rapper trace their parallel Nineties ascents, talk loss and life lessons, and nerd out over the art of lyricism

Janelle Monáe & Lucy Dacus • Two artists with expansive visions talk about gender, faith, futurism, and why some records feel like movies

Amaarae & Tinashe • Two global stars who aren’t afraid to match each other’s freak talk about stage presence, side hustles, strip clubs, and the Severance-like disconnect between life and art

The Crypto Kingpin Of Bel Air • Adam Iza was a teen prodigy in the world of cryptocurrency. But when he fell in with notorious hackers, authorities say, his business turned criminal

Listen • Florence + the Machine’s sixth album turns a traumatic experience into an artistic triumph.

Essay: Taylor Swift Made This Year’s Biggest Album — And Its Most Polarizing • The Life of a Showgirl inspired an intense reaction, and that’s the point.

Watch • Director Chloé Zhao’s adaptation of Hamnet is a devastating and life-affirming account of how art can help us face unimaginable tragedy — and find the will to go on.

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