This is what the Defector staff listened to and enjoyed this year. From the Pyre, by The Last Dinner Party In a year where ...

From Clipse to Metro Boomin and Cardi B, the year was full of memorable rap songs that expanded and experimented with the ...

To be a Garland fan is to have the illusion that you can save her from the wounds of the world, even as her voice ...

Billionaire Todd Boehly hired Slash, Eddie Vedder, Bruno Mars, and Anthony Kiedis for the Eldridge Industries holiday party ...

Many alternative rock artists in the 1990s only needed one word for song titles. These days, you need BRAT-style sentence case (“I might say something stupid”) or Coldplay emojis—for which I’ll spare ...

’Tis the season of holiday celebrations with friends, family and, yes—coworkers. Work holiday party attendees can typically be divided into two camps: those who look forward to donning an ugly sweater ...

Cambridge Dictionary's new word of the year is widely associated with online stan culture. The dictionary has selected "parasocial" for its 2025 Word of the Year. The pick, in part, stemmed from fans' ...

Update: About those photo release consent forms that the Sussexes reportedly checked "no" on? Now insiders are saying they didn't exist. Soon after the original story was published, a new source for ...

“Dancing With the Stars” is kicking up its heels to celebrate its 20th birthday. The dance competition show will honor two decades of dazzling performances in a special “20th Birthday Party” episode ...

Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani used part of his first speech after his win in the New York City mayoral race to take a pointed shot at Republican President Donald Trump. Mamdani said, "So Donald ...

Whether a parent, teacher, youth pastor or an innocent bystander on a sidewalk, no one has been safe from the "6-7" Gen Alpha trend sweeping across America — a viral sensation that’s now been named ...

Go ahead and roll your eyes. Shrug your shoulders. Or maybe just juggle your hands in the air. Dictionary.com’s word of the year isn’t even really a word. It’s the viral term “6-7” that kids and ...