Evan Rytlewski
@evanryt.bsky.social
Writer. Contributor: Pitchfork. Alum: Radio Milwaukee, WMSE, Shepherd Express. Bylines: NPR, The AV Club, Washington Post, Spin, Stereogum, Paste.
Alternative albums from the ’90s weren’t meant to be owned on vinyl
November 30, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Alternative albums from the ’90s weren’t meant to be owned on vinyl
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also stumbling across something unfamiliar yet instantly compelling while channel-surfing TV or scanning through different radio stations
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 29, 2025 at 6:49 PM
also stumbling across something unfamiliar yet instantly compelling while channel-surfing TV or scanning through different radio stations
Fuck Limu Emu, fuck Doug
November 27, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Fuck Limu Emu, fuck Doug
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jack white leaning in to being stadium chant guy is sort of endearing
November 27, 2025 at 7:47 PM
jack white leaning in to being stadium chant guy is sort of endearing
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Jack White is the king of “indie dudes love sports too” representation matters baby
November 27, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Jack White is the king of “indie dudes love sports too” representation matters baby
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Need a 26 minute special about this
November 27, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Need a 26 minute special about this
The Dr. Katz Thanksgiving episode (with Carrie Fisher as Dr. Katz’s ex-wife) is one of the all-time great Thanksgiving episodes youtu.be/YhSck-t0Yh0
November 27, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The Dr. Katz Thanksgiving episode (with Carrie Fisher as Dr. Katz’s ex-wife) is one of the all-time great Thanksgiving episodes youtu.be/YhSck-t0Yh0
They really Marvel movie-ified Stranger Things: too many characters, valleys of green screen, expanding stakes that stop meaning anything, dark turns for the character you’d never want them for, “jokes” that never got punched up, etc.
November 27, 2025 at 1:22 PM
They really Marvel movie-ified Stranger Things: too many characters, valleys of green screen, expanding stakes that stop meaning anything, dark turns for the character you’d never want them for, “jokes” that never got punched up, etc.
Stranger Things season 5
November 27, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Stranger Things season 5
1. It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
2. A Charlie Brown Christmas
3. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
4. Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown
5. It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown
2. A Charlie Brown Christmas
3. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
4. Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown
5. It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown
November 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
1. It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
2. A Charlie Brown Christmas
3. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
4. Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown
5. It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown
2. A Charlie Brown Christmas
3. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
4. Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown
5. It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown
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hilarious example of google doing too much
November 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
hilarious example of google doing too much
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November 26, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Repulsive cooking.nytimes.com/article/tira...
These Tiramisù Are the Best Make-Ahead Thanksgiving Desserts
Cranberry, pumpkin and apple give the creamy no-bake classic a fall makeover with festive flavors.
cooking.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Repulsive cooking.nytimes.com/article/tira...
Mixed feelings on the new De La Soul album. Big improvement over the 2016 one, with a much more solid sense of what it wants to be and what listeners want, but it doesn't have the creativity to stand as their own Thank You 4 Your Service. Safe to a fault.
November 25, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Mixed feelings on the new De La Soul album. Big improvement over the 2016 one, with a much more solid sense of what it wants to be and what listeners want, but it doesn't have the creativity to stand as their own Thank You 4 Your Service. Safe to a fault.
Glad these apps are usually wrong because I don’t want 10 inches of snow this weekend
November 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Glad these apps are usually wrong because I don’t want 10 inches of snow this weekend
emo album of the year someimagesofparadise.bandcamp.com/album/i-expe...
i expect the same of u, by Some Images of Paradise
10 track album
someimagesofparadise.bandcamp.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:57 PM
emo album of the year someimagesofparadise.bandcamp.com/album/i-expe...
Colectivo's burritos, I am begging you: Please be just a little bit larger so you can qualify as a meal
November 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Colectivo's burritos, I am begging you: Please be just a little bit larger so you can qualify as a meal
Mulholland Drive is a top 10 comedy of all time according to that list's logic
November 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Mulholland Drive is a top 10 comedy of all time according to that list's logic
I think the #1 pick is solid fwiw, but for me putting Fargo (a funny but ultimately very depressing tragedy) in the top 10 of a comedies list is malpractice
The movie listed at #1 is so incredibly misplaced that it calls into question the veracity of the entire list. It belongs on the list, yes, but SO MUCH further down. An absolute, credibility-wrecking flub. Boo, @variety.com! Boo!
variety.com/lists/best-c...
variety.com/lists/best-c...
The 100 Best Comedy Movies of All Time
Variety's list of the 100 best comedy movies of all time includes 'Annie Hall,' 'Pretty Woman,' 'Waiting for Guffman' and 'Young Frankenstein.'
variety.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I think the #1 pick is solid fwiw, but for me putting Fargo (a funny but ultimately very depressing tragedy) in the top 10 of a comedies list is malpractice
RIP Jimmy Cliff. The Harder They Come soundtrack is my pick for the best reggae album of all time (it seems impossible that one LP could contain so many immortal standards) but he also released a perfect live album. His voice was hope and bliss.
November 24, 2025 at 2:44 PM
RIP Jimmy Cliff. The Harder They Come soundtrack is my pick for the best reggae album of all time (it seems impossible that one LP could contain so many immortal standards) but he also released a perfect live album. His voice was hope and bliss.
I eat it like Popeye’s spinach
November 24, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I eat it like Popeye’s spinach
It’s confusing that the dogs in Bluey can eat chocolate
November 24, 2025 at 12:40 AM
It’s confusing that the dogs in Bluey can eat chocolate
Emo album of the year? Shades of slowcore, Sebadoh, screamo, Yung Lean, one of those “how is this all working? How is this all so good?” albums that just never stops someimagesofparadise.bandcamp.com/album/i-expe...
i expect the same of u, by Some Images of Paradise
10 track album
someimagesofparadise.bandcamp.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Emo album of the year? Shades of slowcore, Sebadoh, screamo, Yung Lean, one of those “how is this all working? How is this all so good?” albums that just never stops someimagesofparadise.bandcamp.com/album/i-expe...