This Is America’s Ambience is Psychodrama.
byAll the talk about the school children dancing in this jawn make either conclusion: 1.) The school children dance to distract from the…
Arts & Culture
Podcasting since the dawn of time
How communication has evolved to the internet age
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It is often noted that before books, recorded sound, television documentaries, or even schools, everything was based around oral history. Humans passed on culture,…
Bull Goose Baker
A Makeshift Teenage Rebellion
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There’s no casual way to talk about psych wards. It’s a pity, because the only interesting things that ever happen to me are in…
Salutations, from Chicago’s Swade
byFebruary saw the release of a confident, formative project with Chicago-based rapper/producer Swade’s EP “Have a Nice Day.” There isn’t a single weak moment…
Undiscovered Stories
byBy the time European powers met for the 1884 Berlin conference intending to establish official European ownership of African lands, a centuries-long story of…
Because It Was Him, Because It Was Me
by“Is it better to speak or to die?” Set against the backdrop of a splendid, sun-drenched summer vacation somewhere in Northern Italy, “Call Me…
Robert Frank: Quick & Dirty at Blue Sky Gallery
byDespite a perpetual belief in the universal importance of art, it is not common to find an art exhibition with something for everyone. Robert…
Aging Gracefully in Indie Rock
byLess than a year after releasing their fifth album, “Heartworms,” Portland-based indie rock band The Shins have returned with a new LP titled “The…
Jukaisploitation
byYoutuber Logan Paul rang in 2018 by posting a vlog of a suicide victim’s corpse in Japan. Aokigahara, known as “Jukai” or “Sea of…
The Same Old Apocalypse
byCharlie Brooker’s “Black Mirror” has always been well-paced, pointed, and gorgeous to look at. The new season boasts the same high production value and…