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  1. superlatives
    The Best and Most Emotional of Kool & the Gang“It’s a chant. Plus the groove — it’s a funky, funky groove.”
    By Shannon Carlin
  2. vulture lists
    All 27 Pixar Movies, RankedNone of these movies is bad, but one of them has to be No. 27 and one of them has to be No. 1.
    By Tim Grierson and Will Leitch
  3. album review
    Janelle Monáe Lets Go of Her (and Our) AnxietyOn her breezy new album, she abandons perfectionism.
    By Craig Jenkins
  4. word of the day
    Smokey Robinson Gives Out Gasms After GasmsWe hear variations of his new album’s title sung more than 60 times in one track.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  5. superlatives
    Jon Batiste on His Best, Funniest, and Most Prophetic MusicPlus, his most meaningful Grammy nomination.
    By Justin Curto
  6. soul train awards 2021
    Maxwell and Ashanti Throw It Back With 2021 Soul Train Awards MedleysMaxwell earned the Living Legend Award, while Ashanti was named Lady of Soul.
    By Justin Curto
  7. my single is dropping
    Maxwell Continues to Take It Slow, Drops New Single ‘Off’His upcoming album blacksummers’NIGHT is now set for spring 2022.
    By Justin Curto
  8. my single is dropping
    Silk Sonic Lights Up on New Song ‘Smokin’ Out the Window’Watch Anderson .Paak pretend to drop dead mid-performance.
    By Justin Curto
  9. obits
    Ronnie Wilson, Gap Band Founding Member, Dead at 73The musician was the older brother of singer Charlie Wilson.
    By Justin Curto
  10. remembrances
    The Naomi Shelton We KnewAn evening remembering the late Gospel Queen, village voice, and forever friend.
    By Saki Knafo
  11. influences
    Yola Had to Break Music History’s Rules to Make Stand for Myself“I didn’t have, ‘You are exploring the depth of your musical life and being an exponent of extreme music freedom, and we’re totally cool with that.’”
    By Justin Curto
  12. last night on late night
    Yola Brought the Late Show House Down With ‘Stand for Myself’And earned that standing ovation.
    By Justin Curto
  13. the inside track
    Capture the Beauty of SAULT’s New Album NINE While You Can“Bitter Streets” finds the mysterious U.K. collective at its best, making permanent beauty out of all things temporary.
    By Justin Curto
  14. verzuz
    The Throwbacks Kept Coming During the Isley Brothers–Earth, Wind & Fire VerzuzAnd the Isleys closed it out with a new song with Snoop Dogg.
    By Justin Curto
  15. awards season
    Nomadland Wins Best Picture at 2021 Producers Guild AwardsOther winners included Soul and My Octopus Teacher.
    By Charu Sinha
  16. wills
    A Fourth Aretha Franklin Will Has Been Found, Sadly Not in a PurseThe most recent of the wills attributed to the late singer was never signed.
    By Justin Curto
  17. fall movies fantasy league
    Nomadland and Soul Score Big on the AFI and NBR ListsA total of six movies appeared on both the American Film Institute and National Board of Review best-of lists.
    By Nate Jones
  18. hollywood
    So You Want to Become a Working ScreenwriterIf screenwriting is your “spark,” what do you need to know? Soul co-writer Mike Jones explains the lessons he learned in the Hollywood trenches.
    As told to Nate Jones
  19. fall movies fantasy league
    Fall Movies Fantasy League: The End of the Regular SeasonIn the final weekly installment of the FMFL column, let’s take a look back at the season that was.
    By Nate Jones
  20. fall movies fantasy league
    Here Comes Wonder Woman 1984 to Shake Up the Winter Box OfficeThe superhero sequel was the first test of Warner Brothers’ controversial plan to debut its offerings on HBO Max the same day that they hit theaters.
    By Nate Jones
  21. movie review
    Soul Is Pixar at Its Most Unpredictably WeirdAnd while the movie doesn’t always work, that part is kind of nice.
    By Alison Willmore
  22. barry recommends
    Barack Obama Had a Good Time Watching Congressional Heads Explode on The BoysHe also recommends The Good Place, Mrs. America, and the sexy chess show.
    By Devon Ivie
  23. extremely online
    Yes, Those Tweets Came Directly From The Dionne Warwick“So that should quell all of you naysayers.”
    By Justin Curto
  24. trailer mix
    Soul Trailer: Pixar Cues Up Your Next Existential CrisisFrom Pete Docter, of Inside Out.
    By Jackson McHenry
  25. box office
    What Exactly Does Disney’s ‘Reorganization’ Mean for the Movie Industry?Hollywood’s most dominant box-office force is shifting emphasis away from the blockbuster biz to try to eat Netflix’s lunch.
    By Chris Lee
  26. the future
    The Fate of American Movie Theaters Looks Terribly BleakTheater owners across the country explain how they’re going to survive 2020: “It’s a darker time now than when theaters were initially closed.”
    By Mike Sampson
  27. the replacements
    Wanted to Watch Pixar’s Soul This Weekend? Try These 5 Movies Instead.I Lost My Body, Coco, and more.
    By Tim Grierson and Will Leitch
  28. obits
    Bill Withers Was the Definition of TimelessWithers, who died earlier this week at 81, had talent and an air of imperturbable gravity.
    By Bill Wyman
  29. pixar
    Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Daveed Diggs, and Phylicia Rashad Flesh Out Pixar’s SoulTrent Reznor and Atticus Ross will reportedly compose the film’s score.
    By Halle Kiefer
  30. are you crying?
    Pixar Announces Soul, Your Next Animated Existential CrisisDirected by master manipulator Pete Docter.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  31. deaths
    William Guest, Member of Gladys Knight and the Pips, Dead at 74He was also Knight’s cousin.
    By Jackson McHenry
  32. r.i.p.
    R&B and Soul Legend Bobby Womack Dead at 70This is too deep.
    By E. Alex Jung
  33. obits
    Footnotes to an Obit: The Wild Life of Howard Tate, the Greatest Lost Soul ManTate made one of the great sixties soul albums, then disappeared for 25 years — but that’s not all.
    By Mark Jacobson
  34. Beef
    Self-Proclaimed Godfather of Soul Food Protests IHOP’s Lack of SoulThe Atlantic City chef thinks the pancake chain’s version of his signature dish doesn’t have soul.
    By Collin Keefe
  35. solomon burke
    Soul Singer Solomon Burke Dead at 70“Loving people is what I do.”
    By Mike Vilensky
  36. Slideshow
    First Look at Cowgirl Sea-horse, Now Serving Fish Tacos and Beach BasketsThe Lucy Browne’s po’ boy isn’t the only one that was added to the city’s dining landscape this week.
    By Daniel Maurer