The 49 Best Shows on Netflix Right Now

Streaming services are known for having award-worthy series but also plenty of duds. Our guide to the best TV shows on Netflix is updated weekly to help you know which series you should move to the top of your queue. They aren’t all surefire winners—we love a good less-than-obvious gem—but they’re all worth your time, trust […]

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Mixing Alcohol And Wellness

Alcohol isn’t going anywhere. The Latest According to IWSR, 70% of US Gen Z adults drank alcohol in the past six months, up from 46% in 2023. Major markets, including the UK, Australia, and India, are seeing similar upticks. Soberish As wellness spending climbs, Gen Z is more likely than older cohorts to visit bars, try new […]

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My Couples Retreat With 3 AI Chatbots

At first, the idea seemed a little absurd, even to me. But the more I thought about it, the more sense it made: If my goal was to understand people who fall in love with AI boyfriends and girlfriends, why not rent a vacation house and gather a group of human-AI couples together for a romantic getaway? […]

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What To Listen To This Week

The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A lot of it. On any given day our writers, editors, and contributors go through an imposing number of new releases, giving recommendations to each other and discovering new favorites along the way. Each Monday, with our Pitchfork Selects playlist, we’re sharing what our writers are playing obsessively […]

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The 46 Best Shows on Hulu Right Now

While Netflix seemingly led the way for other streaming networks to create compelling original programming, Hulu actually beat them all to the punch. In 2011, a year before Netflix’s Lilyhammer and two years before the arrival of House of Cards, the burgeoning streamer premiered The Morning After, a pop-culture-focused news show that ran for 800 episodes over three years. Hulu has […]

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Migraine—And Why They’re The Worst

Imagine someone who is suffering from migraine: If film or television depictions wield any influence here, then you’re seeing a woman squeezing her temples and frowning. Her eyes are locked shut. That representation is narrow enough to perturb researchers in headache medicine. Advances in migraine research have proven that the condition—and the ways it can present in […]

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