Kevin Lincoln

Our online identities have become a part of who we are in the real world—whether we're always aware of it or not.

Chinese food, movies, and the assertion of an identity.

Domestic box office earnings are no longer a reliable metric.

For male movie stars, earnings steadily rise until age 51, when things level off. For women, the peak comes 17 years earlier, and it's followed by a sudden drop.

If it continues to grow—and there are few reasons to think it won't—will Uber transform the infrastructure of cities or glom onto what's already there?

Coherence is a good movie, and its initial shoot cost about the same amount of money as a used Prius.

Plenty of movies have been bad, mediocre, or even good, but only a select few have been called "the worst." What might seem like an ignominious distinction, though, is also its own kind of success.

A rumored death threat from Mussolini, what was ostensibly an on-field boxing match, and an egregious handball doubling as payback for the Falklands War.

Sixteen years after a failed American iteration, Godzilla is back, and it's one of the most anticipated movies of the year. There's no superhero, it's not a sequel, and it's not part of a franchise, so what makes a movie about a monster destroying a city so resonant in 2014?

The age limits in the NBA and NFL were both the result of a small, powerful group using that power to fortify its current position. Sound familiar?

Andy Daly's new show on Comedy Central reviews often-mundane life experiences and, in the process, highlights our everyone's-a-critic nature.

The DJ, whose mixes of rap and pop music crossed some racial and ethical lines, is now making his own hip-hop.

If you look at it a certain way, any step closer to figuring out the world's beginnings is a step toward understanding ourselves.

Or: Earnestness is the new black.

The president's appearance on Between Two Ferns is just another part of a well-crafted and ever-present image.

Although it's not necessarily lacking in viewership, FX's best show still isn't talked about in the same way as Game of Thrones or Mad Men.

By turning a memoir into self-aware record, Mark Kozelek, a.k.a. Sun Kil Moon, has managed to captivate the early-2014 music world.

Ezra Furman released two albums last year, both to critical acclaim, but he's still not totally sure how he makes his money.

With a new series on HBO and a starring role in an upcoming Christopher Nolan movie, everything's in place for the former Fool's Gold star.

If a movie walks you through hell, that doesn't mean it actually wants you to go there.

How the Academy Awards shrink the year in movies to down to no more than a few months.

In just over a year, the young-adult book series has become a widespread cultural touchstone.

Whatever Shia LaBeouf is, it's not cool. At least not yet.

Why does infidelity figure so prominently in TV's latest golden age?

A 16-year-old from New Zealand might've just released the best pop album of the year. For some people, and for some reason, that's a problem.

The latest offering from Rockstar Games seemed to capture the public's attention—but something vital remains missing.

In what's been a weird year for movies, could Sandra Bullock be the star of 2013's coolest film?

Long live Ryan Gosling and Jake Johnson.

With the American rock star falling by the wayside, rappers have become the ultimate arbiters of cool. Some, though, do it better than others.