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Plus, Justin and Micah discuss the similarities between ‘GTA’ and ‘Cyberpunk 2077,’ and their other comfort video games

Justin and Micah discuss ‘Rap Sh!t,’ how Issa Rae’s ‘Insecure’ compares to ‘Lost,’ and continue with their thoughts on ‘The Old Man’

Unlike TV shows or movies, stepping even half a decade into games’ past often requires antique hardware, illicit software, and tremendous patience. Cloud streaming is a promising, but imperfect, solution.

Justin and Micah also talk about today’s R&B and other instances of genre-blending with albums like Vince Staples’s ‘Big Fish Theory’

The quirkier cousin of ‘Grand Theft Auto’ can essentially be described as a serial murder simulator about the power of friendship

Barrett’s new extension likely takes him out of any trade packages for Donovan Mitchell. Is his future role in New York supporting a marquee player like Mitchell, or can the former no. 3 pick still be the centerpiece of an offense?

Justin and Micah also discuss the diversity and inclusion issues that have come from ‘House of the Dragon’

In its extremely meta season finale, ‘She-Hulk’ steers clear of the typical pitfalls of Marvel last acts by obliterating the fourth wall

The Academy and Emmy Award-winning writer and director discusses how his new documentary exposes the limitations society places on a particular stereotype, in this case Jeremy Lin’s struggle to prove his worthiness as an NBA-level basketball player

This week, Taylor Swift’s 1989 debuted at no. 1 on the Billboard 200. And it didn’t just top the chart; her album scored the biggest debut since Adele’s 25 released in 2015. This is an odd milestone considering that Swift released 1989 in October 2014—surely you recall the album’s ubiquitous millennial pop anthems “Blank Space,” “Bad Blood,” and “Shake It Off.” But that was the old 1989. The new 1989—the album that last week outperformed the streaming figures of the original release in the same…