Luke O'Neil

Like most suburbs, Arlington, Massachusetts, is no stranger to graffiti and petty vandalism. But the town of about 44,000, which is a few miles outside of Boston, was shocked by the extent of the damage done to the local high school by students in…

(Editor’s note: Spoilers for Ready Player One ahead.) To call Ready Player One, the new Steven Spielberg film based on the overstuffed 2011 Ernest Cline fan-service novel, an orgy of sensory overload would be an understatement. The film, like the…

Seconds into pressing play on director David Ayer’s Bright, Netflix’s “game-changing” fantasy epic-meets-buddy-cop feature starring Will Smith, audiences are tipped off for the level of humor and sophistication in store. Trigger Warning…

Let’s say you’ve just posted a selfie. Or maybe you’ve shared a political opinion online or reacted to a piece of news. All are exceptionally common acts most of us do without even really thinking about it. Typically you’ll get a good reaction —…

Criticizing the Grammy nominations for being out of touch is a take so tired it’s finally old enough to potentially merit a Grammy nomination itself. But, strangely, while the Recording Academy seems to have cobbled together a decent-enough spate of…

Being a devoted fan of an artist will often follow the arc of falling in and out of romantic love with a partner. You’re usually aware of their flaws, but you convince yourself to overlook them for as long as you can because everything else about…