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Down With Efficiency
On why we might want to embrace friction and our recent editor’s picks.
Soundscapes of the Silenced
“In late Renaissance Florence one in five women lived behind institutional walls whose rule was sensory mortification. Historians are struggling to recover their inexpressible secrets.”
We Failed Amy Winehouse
“Dead for over a decade, the iconic singer-songwriter has never gotten the same due as her male counterparts.”
It’s the Coolest Rock Show in Ann Arbor. And Almost Everyone There Is Over 65.
“At the “Geezer Happy Hour,” the ‘silver tsunami’ has been dancing for decades.”
Working Black Friday in the Rich Part of Town
“To be a service worker is to be in constant deference to Karens, but in retail, a Karen can be anyone.”
Rod McKuen Was the Bestselling Poet in American History. What Happened?
“He sold 60 million books and 100 million records. Why was he forgotten?”
The Women Who Built Grunge
Bands like L7 and Heavens to Betsy were instrumental to the birth of the grunge scene, but for decades were treated like novelties and sex objects. Thirty years later, it’s time to reassess their legacy.
Who Is the Real Buffy Sainte-Marie?
“Buffy Sainte-Marie’s claims to Indigenous ancestry are being contradicted by members of the iconic singer-songwriter’s own family and an extensive CBC investigation.”

