Kevin Lincoln

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

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Domestic box office earnings are no longer a reliable metric.

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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.

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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?

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

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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.

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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.

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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?

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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?

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

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

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

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Or: Earnestness is the new black.

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

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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.

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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.

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

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

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

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

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Long live Ryan Gosling and Jake Johnson.

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

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