Jack Hamilton

Jack Hamilton is Slate’s pop critic and assistant professor of American studies and media studies at the University of Virginia. He is the author of Just Around Midnight: Rock and Roll and the Racial Imagination.

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In HBO’s The Outsider, a Small-Town Murder Leads to a Terrifying Evil

Jack Hamilton

Jan 10, 2020 11:15 AM
Music Fandom Has Gotten Out of Control

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Dec 17, 2019 9:45 AM
His Dark Materials Stays True, but Watchmen Honors Its Source by Betraying It

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Dec 06, 2019 4:19 PM
The Righteous Gemstones Is TV’s Funniest Show About Grief

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Oct 10, 2019 6:29 PM
Which of the New Hip-Hop Docs Are Actually Worth Watching?

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Oct 08, 2019 1:02 PM
It: Chapter Two Adapts a Storyline About Racism Into a Storyline That’s Racist

Jack Hamilton

Sept 09, 2019 3:20 PM
Podcast Episode Slate Spoiler Specials: It: Chapter Two

Jeffrey Bloomer, Laura Bradley, and Jack Hamilton

Sept 06, 2019 7:30 PM
Chance the Rapper’s “Debut” Album Disappoints Only Because It’s Not Really His Debut

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July 29, 2019 12:14 PM
A Brief History of the Movie-Summarizing End-Credits Rap

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June 14, 2019 5:45 AM
On Prince’s New Album, Two Recordings Stand Apart

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June 11, 2019 7:30 AM
Dr. John Was an Inspiration to New Orleans, The Muppets, and Me

Jack Hamilton

June 07, 2019 6:36 PM
Game of Thrones TV Club: The One With the Starbucks Cup

Jack Hamilton, Danielle Hewitt, and Dan Kois

May 06, 2019 12:59 PM
Marvin Gaye’s Lost Album Finds Him at the Peak of His Creativity

Jack Hamilton

March 29, 2019 1:50 PM
There’s No Separating Michael Jackson’s Music From His Obsession With Children

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Feb 27, 2019 5:44 AM
How and Why to Root for the New England Patriots in the Age of Trump

Jack Hamilton

Feb 01, 2019 8:00 AM
Why Vice Fails Where All Adam McKay’s Other Films Succeeded

Jack Hamilton

Jan 31, 2019 5:55 AM
The Boundaries Between Fame and Music Have Never Been More Porous

Jack Hamilton

Dec 28, 2018 8:00 AM
The Most Important Album of 1968 Wasn’t The White Album. It Was Beggars Banquet.

Jack Hamilton

Dec 06, 2018 2:19 PM
Beastie Boys Book Re-creates the Pleasures of the Group’s Best Albums

Jack Hamilton

Nov 07, 2018 7:12 PM
Why a Song About Unremembered Rap Arcana May Become Hip-Hop’s Most Remembered Song

Jack Hamilton

Oct 18, 2018 5:46 AM