I'm just as excited about the College Football Playoff as the next guy, but that doesn't mean I'm loading up my betting slip. Specifically, I'm staring at one game — a rematch — that I think will have ...

My habit of seeking out new music began with a few strokes of good luck. I grew up in a college town in the early to mid-nineties, during one of the golden eras of college radio. I spent a significant ...

There are 11 games left in the College Football Playoff, and Pat Forde and Iain MacMillan are still racing to 40 winning picks against the spread. Both competitors have stumbled in the final stretch ...

Dr. Martin is the best, actually! And you’ll come to know it when you check into Port Wenn for Best Medicine, which is precisely what the doctor and network television ordered. Seriously, Best ...

Every year, we’re told that hip-hop is in crisis. But if you ask us, it feels like there’s too much heat to keep up with. What’s lost on the chart-watchers lamenting rap’s mainstream lull is that the ...

Slate receives a commission when you purchase items using the links on this page. Thank you for your support. In a chaotic and distressing year, books provided a respite, a chance to commune with ...

The best job to choose first in Octopath Traveler 0 is one that offers something unique or fills a void in your early-game team. Of course, it’s also perfectly fine to choose your starting job, which ...

New Yorker writers reflect on the year’s highs and lows. In an era of post-podcast-boom funding cuts, two independent projects have bravely voyaged toward the cutting edge of audio, fostering both ...

Search engines have evolved significantly from basic keyword matching to intelligent systems leveraging artificial intelligence (AI). This transformation prompts an important question: when it comes ...

I am seeing some signs of a Google search ranking update over the past day or so but the chatter is super limited right now. Many of the tools spike yesterday but like I said, the SEO community ...

Google is rolling out new AI-powered features to book and plan travel in Search, the company announced on Monday. The tech giant is expanding availability for its AI-powered “Flight Deals” tool, ...

Jake brings two decades of experience with him, having covered major industry events, breaking news, one-on-one interviews, and more. When he's not playing World of Warcraft, he's usually on the hunt ...