How 'KPop Demon Hunters' conquered the world

Watching

• KPop Demon Hunters. This animated children’s film about a K-pop girl group that moonlights as a team of demon hunters blends comedy, action, music, and a dash of supernatural horror for a film that is as emotionally rewarding as it is rewatchable.

• Long Story Short. In this new Netflix series, BoJack Horseman creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg uses the elasticity of animation to warp time in a very different way, dropping in on a singular Jewish family a couple dozen times from the 1990s to 2022 (and once in 1959). Read more.

• Thursday Murder Club. The charms of this Netflix adaptation of Richard Osman’s 2020 novel, are slender but sturdy. A group of three not-so-old folks—the term senior citizens is far too stuffy for them—meet every Thursday to tackle unsolved crimes. Read the review here.

Listening

• A Matter of Time. Icelandic musician Laufey’s newest album is her most lyrically vulnerable and her most sonically daring. Read more.

• Ologies With Alie Ward. In each episode, Ward interviews an expert on a different “ology”—think: Teuthology (squids), Egyptology (ancient Egypt), mixology (cocktails). Ward, a comedian, brings a rollicking abandon and earnest curiosity to conversations that could otherwise trend a little too educational. Read more.

• Time to Say Goodbye. Time to Say Goodbye, which journalists Jay Caspian Kang of the New Yorker and Tyler Austin Harper of the Atlantic have co-hosted since early 2024, is a conversational podcast unaffiliated with either outlet on which they freely take bold positions on many challenging subjects. Read more.

Talking About

• The Dallas Cowboys are the most valuable sports franchise in the world. How exactly did the Cowboys—who haven’t won a Super Bowl in 30 years—become the highest-valued sports team on Earth? Read more.

• Why are Peter Pan and Ice Age featured in the new Alien: Earth? We explain here.