This is what the Defector staff saw and enjoyed this year. Eephus There was a time when I could text a friend about getting a ...

Ocean Springs stands as living proof that coastal charm doesn’t have to come with a prohibitive price tag. In this Mississippi gem, $1,600 monthly doesn’t just cover survival – it funds a life worth ...

In Slate’s annual Movie Club, film critic Dana Stevens emails with fellow critics—for 2025, Justin Chang, Alison Willmore, ...

From gripping thrillers, witty satires and poignant epics to captivating histories and juicy memoirs, this year's top reads ...

Claire Sardina, who performed in Lightning & Thunder with Neil Diamond tribute artist Mike Sardina, tells the true story ...

While toys and games are consistently a popular choice for children, household goods, makeup products, and gadgets have ...

Steven Spielberg’s timeless WW2 film that helped shape Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk is now on a free streamer. Find out more ...

The pieces loosely fit together, but they’re best enjoyed as a triptych of visually and tonally distinct stories: The four ...

There are some big originals hitting different services next month, including a couple of potential hit action films. Prime Video is set to debut The Wrecking Crew, which stars Jason Momoa and Dave ...

Director Josh Safdie’s opus “Marty Supreme,” hits theaters on Christmas Day, with the tagline, “dream big.” This feverish, breakneck journey follows a tabletop whiz kid from New York City named Marty ...