“It’s a phrase that means, roughly, ‘hooking up.’ But it’s a lot more complicated than that.” In Fusion, Kevin Roose explains how Netflix and chill became a viral sex catchphrase. Interesting. Among older people, turning on Netflix for the night is largely viewed as a sign of acceptance that you’re not gonna get any.

+ “They were reaching millions and millions of people in their living rooms, for hours and hours on end — these Japanese composers probably reached more people with their music than anyone at any other time in history.” Classic videogame soundtracks, now available on vinyl.

+ Thirty years later, a look back at John Cusack’s Better Off Dead.