Features Portishead’s debut provided a wellspring of inspiration to unnumerable artists since its release three decades ago. Explore the history and lasting impact of this alluring classic. By Nick Za
Ive learned not to trash musicians I dislike in public. I made a mean post about Adele once, after a long bus ride here in Sydney with several drunk Adele fans on their way to a show (and to be honest
It was inevitable that I would end up writing about Charli XCX’s Brat — without question not only the album of the year but the pop-culture event of the year. But the crazy thing is how the nature of
This is not Joselin Linder's first time at the rodeo: She is a reporter for the New York Post, has written books about games, gaming, and gamification, and is the author of such humorous hybrids as Th
Met Defends Suggestive Painting of Girl After Petition Calls for Its Removal “Thérèse Dreaming” (1938) by the painter known as Balthus.Credit...Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection, 1998 The Metropol
The Pitch On the eve of a new book chronicling his career, Steve Keene talks about his friend David Berman, his inspiration from punk, and why his paintings are like pizzas. June 14, 2022 Graphic by M
Interviews All Music Cinema TV Comic Books After Six Years, a Great Re-Awakening Jun 09, 2022 Photography by Jenna Moore Web Exclusive The new Shearwater album features an instrument that has no prece
1 of 14 This small illustration, sketched in one of Charles Darwin’s notebooks, is commonly referred to now as his ‘Tree of Life’. Drawn around July 1837, after his return from his voyages on HMS Beag
Part of the May 2022 issue of The Highlight, our home for ambitious stories that explain our world. The butterfly’s wings are splayed at an unnatural angle, orange-and-black markings visible to full e
Interview “Bro, I’m the first to the studio and the last to leave,” says the Spanish singer, songwriter, and producer. May 18, 2022 Photos by Daniel Sannwald, treatment by Callum Abbott Rosalía’s MOTO
In an age that favors—often demands—the constant reinvention of its pop stars, there is a reassuring familiarity to Florence Welch, front woman of Florence + the Machine. Here she is, a Saturday lunch
My Ten Florence Welch Thrives on Horror. And She Still Wants to Smell You. The Florence + the Machine frontwoman reveals what kept her motivated while working on the band’s next album: dancers, “Dracu
Mid-morning in New Orleans, and outside an Uptown coffee shop, Win Butler is talking of life in his adopted city – the basketball, brass bands, and the poisonous caterpillars of the buck moth that, in
By now, Sharon Van Etten can’t quite remember how many times she watched The Sandlot over the pandemic with her five-year-old son. But what she does remember is this: During one particular viewing in
Profile After more than a decade as an indie-rock fixture, and with her sixth album on the way, the singer-songwriter is resolute amid a world spiraling into chaos. Photography by Don Brodie April 11,
My husband and I first met Trevor Matthews when he and our son, George, started kindergarten together at St. Bernard’s, a private boys’ school on the Upper East Side. Trevor was perhaps the brightest
Scientists fear that their last-ditch climate warnings are going unheeded amid international turmoil caused by the war in Ukraine, and soaring energy prices. The third segment of the landmark scientif
This summer has seen extreme temperatures across the globe, with the UK having the warmest June ever recorded (smashing the previous record by 0.9ºC) and extreme heat across the US, China and Europe,
The most famous psychology study of all time was a sham. Why can’t we escape the Stanford Prison Experiment? Published inGEN · 29 min read· Jun 7, 2018 --
Philip Zimbardo. John Lamparski/WireImage Brian Resnick is Vox’s science and health editor, and is the co-creator of Unexplainable, Vox's podcast about unanswered questions in science. Previously, Bri
Rorschach tests are another old mainstay of psychological science that don’t actually reveal much about a person. Adapted from Lambert/Getty Creative Images Brian Resnick is Vox’s science and health e
On the morning of August 17, 1971, nine young men in the Palo Alto area received visits from local police officers. While their neighbors looked on, the men were arrested for violating Penal Codes 211
Mark and Delia Owens, in reaction to my article on their conservation work in Zambia, have posted on their website several statements from their supporters that testify to their Albert Schweitzer-like
Elephants have their protectors in Zambia’s North Luangwa National Park, where poachers preyed on elephants.Photograph by Frans Lanting In the early nineteen-seventies, Mark and Delia Owens, two gradu
According to my closest friends and various suspect Internet sources, turning 29 on January 29, 2017 marked my golden birthday. At the time, I wasn’t sure what that meant, but I had a gut feeling abou
In February 2018, New York Magazine published “Worst Roommate Ever,” which chronicles the ultimate Craigslist nightmare. The article, by William Brennan, is now the basis of a Netflix anthology docuse
In 2017, Anna Sorokin was still conning her way through elite circles—bilking banks, hotels, and associates for more than $200,000—in her alleged quest to build a social club. But Sorokin—who was call
Times Insider The Making of ‘The Trojan Horse Affair’ How a doctor-turned-journalist worked with a veteran audio reporter to create a podcast about a mysterious letter that riveted Britain. Brian Reed
Before meeting the investigative journalists behind the New York Times podcast The Trojan Horse Affair, I had dinner with some friends. “Trojan Horse?” asked one. “Wasn’t that the thing about the Isla
Michael Stipe, Another Outsider at the Art Fair The R.E.M. singer-songwriter is parting with works from his collection of Southern artists — but their inspiration lingers on. Michael Stipe, musician,
February 22, 2022, 9:23 am It’s August 1995, and R.E.M. is in a state of collapse. Drummer Bill Berry is in the hospital undergoing brain surgery to treat two aneurysms on the right side of his brain
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