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An uncommonly beautiful common warbler.

Annie Dillard taught us how to probe life’s deepest mysteries by paying attention to the mundane.

Sunday Morning at the Park.

Finding hybrid birds in the wild is wild.

The best time to be outside.

A journey back to nature.

A prairie state bird that likes to roam

Transforming a small urban yard into my own little nature preserve

The History of Georgia’s Four Extinct Feathered Friends

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After a quarter century at Paste, it's time for a long walk in the woods.

Ellie Cox slumped down on her couch, feet on the coffee table next to an empty wine glass and a half-empty box of takeout Mongolian beef. Her face was lit up by the dual glows of the tablet on her lap...

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Island nation's first-ever World Cup match stuns a European giant and anoints a new star.

Getting up before a group of friends and talking about an album you love feels surprisingly personal, but you should do it anyway.

2025 delivered a wide range of worthwhile anime for both newcomers and anime veterans alike. After plumbing the depths, here are the 10 best.

The best films of 2025 are a last angry hurrah from a film industry consolidating and capitulating at a frightening pace.

The A.V. Club's games section gets a major boost as Paste's and Endless Mode's games coverage joins the site.

Splinter is your home for news and opinions that challenge power in our political and economic system that's becoming more unhinged each and every day.

Nine Sols and The Outer Wilds are two very different games, tonally and mechanically, but both beautifully explore accepting the end.

On the eve of another historic reunion, we reflect on the undeniable rock greatness of the immortal Spinal Tap.

2025 has already given us plenty of excellent anime, and we're counting down the ten best so far, from popular sequels to hidden gems.

Welcome to Endless Mode: infinite possibilities in games, anime, theme parks, and a whole lot more--like, uh, pinball.

Welcome to Endless Mode: infinite possibilities in games, anime, theme parks, and a whole lot more--like, uh, pinball.

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Splinter is your home for news and opinions that challenge power in our political and economic system that's becoming more unhinged each and every day.

They Might Be Giants' record label wanted them to start a dance craze

Common Side Effects is a smart, proud, brazen critique of America's insane pharmaceutical, insurance, and medical complex.

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Splinter is your home for news and opinions that challenge power in our political and economic system that's becoming more unhinged each and every day.

Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films.