“It starts with a good marker, the rest is in my blood,” says visual artist Jimmy Chiale about the genesis of his work, “I almost do it with my eyes closed.” Rolling Stone caught up […]
Dave Chappelle, Talib Kweli, Yasiin Bey Launch New Podcast ‘The Midnight Miracle’
Dave Chappelle, Talib Kweli, and Yasiin Bey have launched a new podcast, The Midnight Miracle, on the subscription podcast network Luminary. The show was recorded last summer during Chappelle’s 2020 Summer Camp shows, which he […]
‘The Turning’ Podcast Explores Those Who Joined Mother Teresa’s Order
Rococo Punch and iHeartMedia have announced a new podcast series, The Turning: The Sisters Who Left, which explores the lives of several women who joined and later departed from the order of Mother Teresa. Hosted by […]
Broadway Is Back: ‘Tina,’ ‘Ain’t Too Proud,’ ‘Jagged Little Pill’ Set Re-Opening Date
After over a year of closures due to the Covid-19 pandemic, blockbuster musicals and other live shows are returning to Broadway in New York City. Three of Broadway’s most successful shows – Hamilton, Wicked, and The Lion King […]
How a Psychedelic 12-Step Program Is Saving Lives
In 2002, Dimitri M. was ready to die. He’d been addicted to heroin for over 20 years, and his once-promising artistic life had collapsed into a series of banal pit stops: from the methadone clinic, […]
Four Ex-Police Officers Indicted on Civil Rights Charges in George Floyd Death
A federal grand jury indicted the four former Minneapolis police officers involved in the death of George Floyd on three charges of U.S. civil rights violations on Friday. Derek Chauvin — who was recently found […]
QAnon Followers Are Freaking Out Over Bill and Melinda Gates’ Divorce
After 27 years of marriage, Bill and Melinda Gates announced on Twitter that they would be divorcing, though they would continue running their charitable foundation together. “After a great deal of thought and a lot […]
Phase 3 Trial Shows Promising Results for MDMA-Assisted PTSD Therapy
A new study shows that MDMA — a chemical compound with psychedelic properties, otherwise known as Ecstasy or Molly — helped those suffering from severe post-traumatic stress disorder when paired with talk therapy, The New […]
Tribeca Film Festival Announces First-Ever Official Podcast Selections
The Tribeca Film Festival has added to its 2021 lineup by announcing its first-ever official podcast selections. Along with world premieres of fiction and non-fiction podcast series, the Tribeca Podcasts lineup includes special events with […]
A Black Creator Made a Video About His Trauma. TikTok Turned It Into a Joke
On April 7th, 2021, retired MMA fighter Joey Cassanova uploaded a video to his TikTok page with the message, “If you only knew what I’ve been through.” In the video, he pretends to be riddled […]
New York City Revelers Legally Light Up at Annual Cannabis Parade & Rally
For decades — long before 4/20 became the unofficial weed holiday — New Yorkers of all stripes have gathered on the first Saturday in May to celebrate marijuana and demand its decriminalization at the NYC […]
How Millennials Became Cheugy
Millennials have it rough. We’re underemployed. We’re overworked. We constantly have to live with the specter of betrayal from our generational heroes: JK Rowling’s conversion to TERFdom, for instance, or the realization that Barack Obama […]