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Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
The Messy Making of a Nearly Perfect Hip-Hop Album
Music as original as Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s sounds evergreen, but originality came with a high personal cost for its maker.
Posted inEditor's Pick
You Could Make This Place Beautiful
“Great,” she says resignedly. “What I’ll always be known for is writing this poem about how bad things are, and maybe they could be better, but they’re bad.”
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List, Story
There Are No Seasons: A Reading List on Loss, Love, and Living with Fire in California
Six personal essays about or inspired by wildfire.
Posted inFeature
I Think I’m Going to Be Sick
The ride technology at amusement parks has become more sophisticated. For ride-goers prone to motion sickness, the outcome can be messy.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
Shout Out to Myspace
The site that revolutionized how people released and listened to music has died multiple deaths since its 2003 debut, but it finally gets the eulogy it deserves.
Posted inBusiness, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
I Have No Idea What You Corporate People Are Talking About
Before I can parallel-path that project and route it back to you, you’ll need to explain what you’re asking in actual English, please.
Posted inArts & Culture, Culture, Essays & Criticism, Feature, Story
Funk Lessons in Sonic Solitude
“Joi’s recorded performances embodied all the funkiness my little soul had been waiting for.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Reading List, Story
78 Revolutions Around the Sun: A Joni Mitchell Reading List
Poet, painter, composer, musician, and so much more.
Posted inNonfiction
Leadership Academy
Victor Yang considers how his time as an immigrant rights organizer helped him understand his mother, and the guilt and obligation he carries from their relationship.
