A woman out of her mind, locked in an apartment. This, I believed, was the optimal, and probably only, condition under which art could be made.
2018
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
The Next Level of Commitment: Revealing our Money Secrets
Vanessa Golenia contemplates the ins-and-outs of merging finances as the higher earner — and bigger spender — in her (heterosexual) relationship.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
Auto-Tune: The Music Fad That Keeps on Giving
Cultural critic Simon Reynolds looks at 20 years of Auto-Tune.
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How Auto-Tune Revolutionized the Sound of Popular Music
Twenty years after this famous pitch-correction technology beautifully modulated Cher’s voice in her hit song “Believe,” Auto-Tune has proven itself not a fad but a fixture. Where did it come from, and what does it do exactly?
Posted inArts & Culture, Essays & Criticism, Highlight, Quotes, Technology
Mind Your Mindfulness — You’re Playing Right Into Their Hands
Is “mindfulness” not the cure for anxiety we thought it was? Dang, neoliberalism wrecks everything.
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A Hunger for Tomatoes
There’s a lot of history, a lot of love, and not a little human suffering behind that juicy tomato and mayo sandwich.
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Hiking With Nietzsche
An infirmed Friedrich Nietzsche hiked the Swiss Alps to work on his writing. Philosopher John Kaag followed Nietzsche’s trail, taking the great thinker’s ideas out of his books and into the world.
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The Great Mortality
Don’t joke about the black Egyptian sarcophagus unleashing a plague that will kill us all, because the next pandemic is heading for us.
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How Russia Helped Swing the Election for Trump
“I’m not arguing that Russians pulled the voting levers. I’m arguing that they persuaded enough people to either vote a certain way or not vote at all.”
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‘The Very Top Guy in the Stasi was Personally Involved in Figuring Out How to Destroy Punk.’
Author Tim Mohr talks about East Germany’s dissident punk rock scene, and its role in bringing down the Berlin Wall in 1989 — the story behind his remarkable new book, ‘Burning Down The Haus.’