First popularized by Chicago jazz singer Judy Roberts and recently resurrected on a compilation of obscure yacht-rock gems, Russ Long’s 1982 composition “Never Was Love” is a fascinating document of its time: as catchy and […]
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With every Fourth of July comes a few guarantees: Fireworks, cookouts, and the assurance that Joey Chestnut will hork down enough hot dogs in a 10-minute span to feed a small village. In what is […]
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As Elon Musk Sets Twitter on Fire, Mark Zuckerberg’s Threads Teases Launch
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Influencers Mildly Inconvenienced by Police Shooting Protests During Paris Couture Week
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Donna Missal Survived the Pandemic and Getting Dropped to Release Her Best Album Yet
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#TwitterDown: Elon Musk Limits Tweet-Reading Due to ‘System Manipulation’
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The Transphobic War on the Word ‘Cis’ Goes Back an Entire Decade
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The Durutti Column: Time Was Gigantic… When We Were Kids
The Durutti Column’s 1980 debut album—confusingly titled The Return of the Durutti Column—originally came packaged in a sandpaper sleeve, a detail that couldn’t have been more at odds with the music inside. The sandpaper was […]