Red

A history of the continued cultural relevance of the movie that taught us the danger of land wars in Asia.

Who needs stuffed animals when you could get your loved one a stuffed historical figure by illustrator Chen Reichert?

This video series from the Guardian asks point blank, “How do you do it?” It never hurts to listen those who have been there and done that.

Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton are the most famous couple in modern history. Beyond the marriages, the affairs, the movies, the makeup, and the alcohol, there was true love… in the backseat of a car.

John Updike reminisces about moving out of New York after having a family and the changes it brought about, not to mention how things have changed in the city itself.

Big, romantic, sweeping – everything you want in a made for radio ballad from the most famous pop star around. It’s a little fast for slow dancing, but it’s ok to feel like an eighth grader when you listen to it.

A short film from James Griffiths captures the serendipity of love.

Lisa Selin Davis’ Modern Love essay about young love told through its soundtrack.

Why do we kiss? Well, this video breaks down the whole shebang.

These cards are funny, irreverent, playful, and honest. Who actually relates to the message on a Hallmark card? If they’re a schmuck, but they’re your schmuck – tell them.

Dream Pop duo Say Lou Lou give us a another reason to believe in love…“and maybe we are sinners, but love, it ain’t no crime”

Snow Hill brings a whole new sense of strange longing to this karaoke friendly Ronnettes hit.

This perfectly measured speech is a succinct and rapturous ode to the why and how we tell stories and what makes them valuable.

The actor Hawke tells the story of his short lived, but profound relationship with his stepfather in a warm and funny manner.

Maybe you thought those shared bathrooms during freshman year were a form of torture? Think again, they may have been the reason you had friends in the first place.

Forty portraits of the Brown Sisters over forty years are striking for what they don’t show – not the fights, successes or family drama, just a moment in time.

Love isn’t ever one thing. Susan Choi’s beautiful novel is not what it seems, but it will open your heart and mind with equal force.

Boy George is either really perceptive or incredibly obtuse – either way, this Culture Club standard gets under your skin.

The Mountain Goats perfect articulate the feeling when a relationship has gone past the point of no return and all the way to hate.

Ambition collides with mathematics in this short film by Dan Clifton that will remind you that things always come back to the surface.

These days data is everything, but The Atlantic dissects how it still can’t crack the human heart.

Irene Nemirovsky died in Auschwitz never to see this work published, but it remains as a testament to the strange realities of love and circumstance.

This is not a subtle song, but sometimes when you’re lost and begging and hoping for something that might just be an impossibility, subtle is not in your vocabulary.

Arthur Russell’s career was cut short by his death, but this – his most famous song – is a perfect glimpse into how someone else’s heartbreak can help you with your own.

Gary Shteyngart gets so many things right in this tale of failed love and absurdity.

This app hopes to even the playing field for older generations looking for a love connection.

James Govan never got famous, in fact, it took 45 years after his album was recorded for it to be released. Yet, these original songs and Bob Dylan covers are hidden masterpieces. Perfect for slow dancing and crying yourself asleep alike.

Tegan explained this song during the Heartthrob Track-by-Track video series, “The lyrical content of the song is the idea that I repeatedly packed my bags but I didn’t leave, I stood still – that relationships like mine don’t get fixed and that made me a fool.”

This song is the sonic embodiment of that feeling in the pit of your stomach when it seems all is lost. Etta James did a lot of things well, but this might have been her specialty. She has been wronged and she’s feeling every bit of it.

Feeling sad and need a good old standard to cry to? This gem from a then 13-year-old Barbra Streisand is shows a haunting knowledge beyond her years.