Chris Randle

Abuse of Power Comes as No Surprise

On Dennis Hopper's disavowed art-crime failure Backtrack, a film combining the work of Jenny Holzer, Jodie Foster as a glam-rock Patty Hearst, and Bob Dylan in a hardhat.

The Essence of Archie

Through their many permutations, Archie comics have always evoked a certain adolescence—even when their tangles of anachronism likely felt foreign to any real-life teens.

Every Grammy-Winning Record of the Year, Rated and Reviewed

From "the worst fucking song" Frank Sinatra ever heard to the upsetting eroticism of Rob Thomas, a comprehensive cataloging of all 55 award-winners since 1959.

'I Don't Think We Remember it the Same Way'

Ava DuVernay's Selma is more analytical than the average biopic—a negotiation between complex and intersecting histories, rather than a simple dramatic restaging.

Frustrate Your Intuitions: On Michael DeForge's First Year Healthy

In the Ant Colony author's new book, a woman's release from a hospital stay precipitates murder, mystery, and the urban stalking of a strange, mythical cat. Well ... possibly, anyway.

2014 Is Not A List

On the insufficiency of numbers, black metal turned aggressively queer and danceable, and finding that certain brand of black cherry lipstick.

Memorable For the Wrong Reasons: Tom Ewing on Charity Singles

In e-mail conversation with the UK music critic about "We Are the World," "Do They Know It's Christmas?" and other "classics" of the genre.

Changing Minds: Nick Jonas, One Direction, and the Rare Act of Pop Transference

There's no sure escape from the compressed life of a boy band.

Willow and Jaden Smith: The Outtakes

T magazine "condensed and edited" its interview earlier this week with Willow and Jaden Smith. Here, exclusively, is what didn't make the cut.