Culture

Anything Can Be an Instrument: Fugazi’s ‘In on the Kill Taker’ Turns 20

Looking back on Fugazi's “breakthrough” album, and how the band's punk-rock-schoolmarm act might have inspired a fan-base in a way few others could.

Mexico: Land of the Japanese Peanut

Post-NAFTA snack culture in Mexico City meant locally made candy gave way to products pumped out by Nestlé. But cacahuates japoneses remain as popular as ever—distinctively Mexican, yet also a rare artifact of cultural diversity in a largely homogenous region.

Nile Rodgers is Not a Machine

The legendary Chic guitarist’s recent Daft Punk-sparked moment in the spotlight is a fine reminder of just how soulful and human his music can be—even when he’s playing with robots.

Brooklyn’s National Anthem

The National have gone from artists’ artists to stadium headliners, just as their borough has gone from artists’ enclave to centre of the creative universe. Both have come to represent a certain kind of ambition. Where does it end?