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  1. the approval matrix
    The Approval Matrix: Where Will We Pee Now?Our guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.
  2. the approval matrix
    The Approval Matrix: Beware Knockoff Bodega ZynOur guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.
  3. diamonds and rust
    A Short History of Joan Baez Calling Bob Dylan on His BullshitA Complete Unknown, to its credit, shows us that Baez has always been able to pierce the smoke and mirrors of Dylan’s lore-building.
  4. the approval matrix
    The Approval Matrix: Good Luck in 2025, Babe!Our guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.
  5. the approval matrix
    The Approval Matrix: Are These Your Drones?Our guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.
  6. medicine
    ‘Delay’ and ‘Deny’: The Outrage Over Prior AuthorizationAn insurance practice buries doctors in paperwork, sometimes with disastrous results.
  7. the approval matrix
    The Approval Matrix: Wicked Legal AdulteryOur guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.
  8. politics
    Dr. Oz Shilled for an Alternative to MedicareTrump’s pick to oversee the program is a hype man for private-sector competition.
  9. the approval matrix
    The Approval Matrix: And Now, a Family ThanksgivingOur guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.
  10. read me read me read me
    Robert Smith Is a Big Ol’ Book NerdTracking the not-so-hidden literary references on the Cure’s new album.
  11. the approval matrix
    The Approval Matrix: Election EveOur guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.
  12. into cerebro
    Conner O’Malley on Going Full Dumbo for Rap World“It felt like we were just guys dressed as idiots in a house talking, then two years later, it’s at a film festival.”
  13. celebrity memoir
    ‘Please Tell Me, What’s Wrong With Me?’In his new memoir, Sonny Boy, Al Pacino looks back on his “moon shot” of a life in Hollywood — and a few acute regrets.
  14. the approval matrix
    The Approval Matrix: We’re Hearing ThingsOur guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.
  15. investigation
    The Case of Jack Nicholson’s Missing Baby TeethIn 2001, an auction channel claimed it was going to sell them. Then the story disappeared — until now.
  16. the approval matrix
    The Approval Matrix: School-Bus Meltdown, New York’s a Mets TownOur guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.
  17. the approval matrix
    The Approval Matrix: In the Grimace SeatOur guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.
  18. blowin in the wrench
    Bob Dylan Throws a Wrench Into ‘Desolation Row’The inscrutable singer’s latest mystery? Playing his songs with household tools.
  19. he shreds
    Indie Rock’s Latest ‘Savior’ Isn’t There YetIt’s funny heaping highbrow praise on MJ Lenderman, a guy who writes poignant songs that reference Lucky Charms and Rip Torn.
  20. the approval matrix
    The Approval Matrix: The Countess, the Spy, and Lana’s LoverOur guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.
  21. the fog of nostalgia
    No Movie Captures the Essence of Neil Young’s Best Songs Like Inherent ViceJust as Neil sings of an elusive past, Inherent Vice dangles a rush of emotions in front of you only to slip away the second you try to grasp them.
  22. the approval matrix
    The Approval Matrix: A Lively Gossip WeekOur guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.
  23. the approval matrix
    The Approval Matrix: Pink Pommel ClubOur guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.
  24. vulture recommends
    Brat Summer Is Over. California Split Summer Is Here.Here are 16 ways Robert Altman’s gambling classic can help you make good choices.
  25. the approval matrix
    The Approval Matrix: An Honest Woman and the HypocriteOur guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.
  26. endings
    Bring Back the Freeze-Frame Ending!Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F spends its final moments on a thrilling cinematic trope of the ’80s, one that I would argue is due for a comeback.
  27. the approval matrix
    The Approval Matrix: Too Many Cats in HeatOur guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.
  28. the approval matrix
    The Approval Matrix: Everyone’s a PunditOur guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.
  29. the approval matrix
    The Approval Matrix: Kathy and Nathan’s Brat SummerOur guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.
  30. endings
    Hit Man’s Ending Isn’t As Sunny As It SeemsThe film’s sunlit coda seems to say that people can change, sure, but only by getting worse.
  31. the approval matrix
    The Approval Matrix: We’re All a Little GuiltyOur guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.
  32. the approval matrix
    The Approval Matrix: Protect the Filthy PortalOur guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.
  33. the approval matrix
    The Approval Matrix: Ticktock, TikTokOur guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.
  34. the approval matrix
    The Approval Matrix: The Smallest Matrix Who Ever LivedOur guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.
  35. the approval matrix
    The Approval Matrix: The Fault Is in Our LinesOur guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.
  36. the approval matrix
    The Approval Matrix: The Enemy of My People Is My FriendOur guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.
  37. best of new york
    The Best Upholstery Cleaners in New YorkIncluding one who can properly scour a horsehair-and-cashmere mattress.
  38. the approval matrix
    The Approval Matrix: No Thanks, Kathy!Our guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.
  39. unnatural disasters
    Corporate Greed Made the Change Healthcare Cyberattack WorseHackers have made it impossible for millions of patients to refill prescriptions or even schedule procedures by striking at a single company.
  40. the approval matrix
    The Approval Matrix: Stop RecyclingOur guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.
  41. greatness
    The Idea of Martin Scorsese’s Career Brought Me to TearsI was unexpectedly moved during a recent rewatch of Mean Streets — not by the content of the movie itself, but because of what I knew came next.
  42. the approval matrix
    The Approval Matrix: Fast Cars and Dork GogglesOur guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.
  43. the approval matrix
    The Approval Matrix: Do You Know Where Your Children Are?Our guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.
  44. the approval matrix
    Drama in Salt Lake and Under Eastern ParkwayOur guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.
  45. the approval matrix
    The 2023 Approval Matrix Year in ReviewOur deliberately oversimplified retrospective of the year that was.
  46. music
    Timothée Chalamet Is Hoarding Unreleased Bob Dylan SongsAnd I would like to hear them.
  47. the approval matrix
    Tommy Cutlets and the Disgruntled Oompa-LoompasOur guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.
  48. vulture lists
    Ranking Serpico’s ‘Weirdo’ OutfitsFifty years since the film’s release, the classic Pacino character is still a style icon.
  49. the approval matrix
    And the Most-Delayed Subway of 2023 Is …Our guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.
  50. the approval matrix
    Cher Believes in the Macy’s Thanksgiving ParadeOur guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.
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