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Every day this summer, I’ve compulsively watched at least one video by the content creator Sam Todd, whose…
Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band: New Threats From the Soul Album Review
Even with this pedigree, New Threats From the Soul is the most overwhelming, singular display of Davis’ gifts…
Google rethinks search results with its new AI-curated ‘Web Guide’
On Thursday, Google launched Web Guide, a new AI-powered search feature that “groups links in helpful ways” for…
With Her New Book, ‘Maggie; or, A Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar,’ Katie Yee Slyly Updates the Divorce Novel
In Katie Yee’s debut novel, Maggie; or, A Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar, the titular…
How Much Protein Is Too Much Protein?
High-protein everything is all the rage right now. From protein-packed cereal and pasta to even protein water, the…
Lucy Dacus Will Officiate Your Wedding at One of Her Shows
Earlier this month, Lucy Dacus shared an idea on social media: What if she married couples on stage…
Jonathan Richman: Only Frozen Sky Anyway Album Review
Jonathan Richman has spent the better part of his five-plus-decade career as a sunny, reassuring presence on the…
Perplexity’s CEO on why the browser is AI’s killer app
Hello, and welcome to Decoder! I’m Alex Heath, deputy editor at The Verge and author of the Command…
Perplexity’s Comet is the AI browser Google wants
Perplexity has just launched its agentic answer to Google Chrome — it’s called Comet, and it knocked out…
Jeff Lynne’s ELO Cancel Final Concert Due to Illness
Jeff Lynne’s ELO—the reformed version of Jeff Lynne’s 1970s and 1980s prog-pop outfit Electric Light Orchestra—have canceled what…
Wet Leg: moisturizer Album Review
Rhian Teasdale is a frontwoman who leans into the uncanny and the strange, never letting you guess her…
Where are the iPhone’s WebKit-less browsers?
It’s been 16 months since a DMA ruling allowed iOS developers like Google and Mozilla to use their…