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The inglorious nihilism of Grand Theft Auto V

The inglorious nihilism of Grand Theft Auto V

5 min read feature
Grand Theft Auto V (2013) is a confidence trick; Rockstar is a fraud. They tell people to distrust capitalism and suspect politics—the entire world, and all its peoples, are venal. In the same breath, they promise sanctuary. “Are you young? Are you angry? Are you an iconoclast, too? Then Rockstar an
Relive the Classic American Detective Story, now with way more animals

Relive the Classic American Detective Story, now with way more animals

2 min read News
For a brief, glorious period in the mid-20th century, Jack Webb was the voice of every detective in America. Most famously, he was the voice—and, later, corporeal manifestation—of Sergeant Joe Friday on the ür-procedural Dragnet. Webb also provided the voice for the titular, simile-dropping lead in