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Lana Del Rey Wants Everything Now
Pop's nostalgia artist is ready to celebrate the present and look ahead on her fourth studio album, 'Lust For Life.'
The Rise Of the Anti-Beauty Aesthetic
In a world of easy-to-access beauty, sometimes ugliness is the only way to stand out. We chart the aesthetic of ugliness from German expressionism to hardcore punk to the rise of Vetements.
A Tattoo Artist Embraces His Appalachian Roots
Tattoo artist John Haywood writes about learning to love his Kentucky heritage.
It's Time for SZA to Take Her Throne
The staggered delivery of her new album 'CTRL' has kept fans on their toes.
Chairlift’s Music Was Pure Craft, Mistaken for Magic
With the indie pop duo's final shows done we look back on their three studio albums.
I Felt Every Emotion Standing in the Shadows of NASA's Apollo 1 Fire
Traveling to Pad 34 last week—a trip generously arranged for me by NASA staff—made me feel like I finally knew my grandpa, who tried to save three astronauts.
An Ode to the Easter Bank Holiday, the Greatest Partying Weekend of the Year
It's hard being a Brit abroad at this time of year.
Arctic Monkeys 'Favourite Worst Nightmare' Was My Purgatory Between Being Young and Grown-Up
Their sophomore records turns ten years old this month and speaks to a specific adolescent growing pain.
Benjamin Booker Makes Stunning Return with Mavis Staples on “Witness”
‘Witness,’ the follow-up to his self-titled 2014 debut, is out June 2.
How Mayor Giuliani Decimated New York City Nightlife
As mayor of NYC from 1994 through 2001, Rudy Giuliani demonized nightlife as our city's bastard child in order to make things safe for tourists and co-op owners.
I Can't Be a Food Writer Because I Nearly Choked to Death
I will never give you a five-star review. In fact, I will probably never review your restaurant.