Note: In the interest of full disclosure, Puar cites a short article that I wrote in 2014 for Bitch Magazine on inspiration porn and “what’s your excuse” workout memes. I was not aware of this...
The 1997 mass suicide of the Heaven’s Gate cult in Rancho Santa Fe, California, remains the largest such action ever committed on American soil. Believing that their alien allies would arrive in...
U.S. pharmacy chain CVS has recently updated their policy on opioid pain medications as a means of helping to combat the opioid abuse and addiction epidemic. A statement released on the company’s...
If there is one thing that distinguishes Tori Amos from many of her fellow ‘90s-era rock stars, it is that she is still making excellent music. Her 15th studio album Native Invader—released on...
Before I begin this review, a spoiler alert: Arcade Fire’s new album Everything Now is disappointing for a plethora of reasons. My main issue with Everything Now—as a fan of the band and...
Note: This piece contains spoilers for season 3, episode 2 of Rick & Morty. Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon’s wildly successful Adult Swim series, Rick & Morty—which follows an...
There is a current glut of opinion columns, essays, and speculative pieces that all suggest that millennials—generally defined as young people born between 1980 and the late 1990s, although...
If there’s one word that could be used to describe the music of Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, it would be intense. The Australian band has been enchanting fans and collecting worldwide...
It can be difficult to describe singer-songwriter Beth Ditto’s voice without lapsing into hyperbole; her wonderfully versatile voice can impart anger, pride and tenderness, often within the...
There are two ways for me to begin this piece: I discovered the music of Perfume Genius late, or I discovered the music of Perfume Genius at exactly the right time. I was working in a job...
