“No,” Elliott says. He holds out a slender volume: Who Would Win? Ultimate Pterosaur Rumble. “We just read that,” I say, almost crying. “I know,” he says, with what passes for compassion in a ...

Last year, Kendrick Lamar was the most dominant figure at the Grammys, despite not having an album in contention. This was, of course, thanks to the runaway train that was “Not Like Us,” which ...