Albums Mac DeMarco: This Old Dog

Mac DeMarco: This Old Dog

Mac DeMarco’s Typically Charming Third Album Plays It Cool, Sneaking Up On You When You Least Expect It   Most of Mac DeMarco’s music falls under the same banner: a heavy sigh, followed by a gap-toothed, winking grin transposed into song. He’s both eminently unperturbed and yet often plumbs the depths of melancholy in his albums – …

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Music Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus and the Hip Hop Train

Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus and the Hip Hop Train

Two of America’s Lingering Pop Stars Have Adjusted to the Times With Approaches Befitting Their Current Personas   Two weeks ago, DJ Khaled released the single “I’m the One“, a swirly and skeletal track featuring Quavo, Chance the Rapper, Lil Wayne and an anthemic hook by Justin Bieber. Then, sometime earlier today Miley Cyrus dropped …

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52 Films By Women 19. Tiny Furniture, directed by
Lena Dunham

19. Tiny Furniture, directed by
Lena Dunham

Tiny Furniture in Huge Houses   Before there was Girls, there was Tiny Furniture, the micro-budget feature film that launched Lena Dunham’s career. Think Hannah, think Jessa, and think extreme relevance in the form of ‘what-the-hell-am-I-doing-with-my-life’ themes.

Movies/TV Netflix Makes 13 Reasons Why A Bigger Deal Than It Really Is

Netflix Makes 13 Reasons Why A Bigger Deal Than It Really Is

One of the Most Talked About New Shows of the Year Benefits Greatly From the Streaming Service Behind It   I’m not even gonna deny it: I haven’t watched this show. I’ve caught a few stray episodes – or, more accurately, a cluster of scenes from a few episodes – here and there, but I …

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Some Years On 10 Years On, #1 (2017)

10 Years On, #1 (2017)

A Sophomore British Post-Punk LP, Lesser But Still Incredible Kanye Record and Jubilant Psych-Pop Release

52 Films By Women 18. The Kids Are All Right,
directed by Lisa Cholodenko

18. The Kids Are All Right,
directed by Lisa Cholodenko

Planting a Family Is Easy, Growing One Is Hard, But The Kids Are All Right   “Why’d you donate sperm?” “Well, it’s a lot more fun than donating blood.” True indeed, but far messier…

Interviews David Liebe Hart: Interview

David Liebe Hart: Interview

We Ran a Few Questions by David Liebe Hart, Puppeteer and Musician of Tim & Eric Fame   David Liebe Hart is a name that would be long familiar to alternative comedy cultists and those with a particular set of interests. With a career spanning forty years, Liebe Hart is renowned for his many talents and idiosyncratic displays …

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Pulitzer Prize The Orphan Master’s Son,
written by Adam Johnson

The Orphan Master’s Son,
written by Adam Johnson

In a World Where You Don’t Own the Story of Your Life, Love is the Only Tale Worth Telling   “To me, what everybody gets wrong about ghosts is the notion that they’re dead.” So says Pak Jun Do, the protagonist of The Orphan Master’s Son, a man who has spent his entire life being haunted, …

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