Culture

My Double Album

Inspired by real-life events.

The Last Days of Kathy Acker

The notorious punk novelist was as uncompromising in death as she was in life.

A Warrior Woman's Work

Furiosa isn’t history’s first female fighter, but she is the latest to remind us that women's place is everywhere.

Alanis in Chains

The pressured pop career that led to Jagged Little Pill.

Punk-Rock Comedy in a Late-Night Suit

In praise of David Letterman, the preeminent establishment-backed comedy revolutionary, on the day of his final show.

The Heartbreak Kids

A scientific exploration of teenage devastation.

That Home Feeling

Giving voice to alienation belies the myth of multiculturalism and creates a true Canadian narrative.

Flamboyance and Ruin: On the Mountain Goats' 'Beat the Champ'

John Darnielle has always been sensitive to people living in various states of collapse; in hindsight, a Mountain Goats album about wrestlers might have been inevitable.

Fur Trade: When a Niche Community Goes Corporate

Talking with a longtime member of the online furry community FurAffinity about the site's sale, how furries are treated in 2015, and the evolution of highly specific Internet environments.

This Portentous Composition: Swan Lake's Place in Soviet Politics

How the classic ballet has changed—and been changed by—the history of Russia.