Taylor Swift emerged in 2006 as a 16-year-old wunderkind with a gift for articulating all the intimacies and humiliations of falling in love. But throughout her early career, her image was predicated on her youthful […]
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Freak Heat Waves: Mondo Tempo
In the 13 years that Canada’s Freak Heat Waves have been making music, they have channeled a welter of influences: post-punk, shoegaze, dub, goth, Detroit techno, Japanese synth pop, German prog. Drop the needle at […]
Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon: I’ve Really Never Been Better
Listening to a Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon mixtape has the same episodic feeling as reading the latest issue of your favorite comic book. It’s just nice to hear what nuggets of hip-hop history he mines (“I’ma […]
Downtown Kayoto: Learning in Public EP
As Downtown Kayoto, Chiko Chinyadza offers a listening experience akin to an all-you-can-eat buffet with a time limit: You are having it all and you are having it all right now. Fuzzy guitars, sadboi rap, […]
Former Manson Family Member Leslie Van Houten Released From Prison
Manson Family Parolee The former Charles Manson follower is the first participant in the Tate-LaBianca murders of 1969 to be paroled Leslie Van Houten, who in 1969 participated in a double murder at the direction […]
His Life Was Like a Hollywood Heist Movie. Now, He’s Telling His Story
On a June day in 1998, at the height of the summer tourist season, Gerald Daniel Blanchard entered Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna and deftly removed a diamond-and-pearl-encrusted pin that had once belonged to Empress Elisabeth […]
Theranos Scammer Elizabeth Holmes Has Prison Sentenced Reduced by Two Years
Shortened Time Holmes’ scheduled release date is set for Dec. 29, 2032 Elizabeth Holmes will be spending a slightly shorter period of time behind bars. The Theranos founder’s inmate information on the Federal Bureau of […]
Ex-‘Call Her Daddy’ Co-Host Sofia Franklyn on Alex Cooper’s ‘Betrayal’
It’s been more than three years since Sofia Franklyn and Alex Cooper disbanded the original iteration of the popular “Call Her Daddy” podcast that appeared under Barstool Sports’ umbrella. The dramatic split between the two […]
Julie Byrne: The Greater Wings
Julie Byrne became a shared secret among music obsessives with 2014’s Rooms With Walls and Windows, a beguiling compilation of two earlier cassettes that blurred the edges of folk and ambient in the manner of […]
Tainy: Data
In the early 2000s, Luny Tunes had the future of reggaeton in the palm of their hands. Mas Flow 2, the Dominican American production duo’s 2005 compilation album, spawned a series of classics. The scandalizing […]
Little Dragon: Slugs of Love
Over nearly three decades, Swedish quartet Little Dragon has preserved a refined sense of style. Collectively, bassist Fredrik Wallin, keyboardist Håkan Wirenstrand, drummer Erik Bodin, and singer-songwriter Yukimi Nagano put a light spin on easygoing […]
Pat Fitzgerald Fired as Northwestern Football Coach Amid Hazing Allegations
Northwestern The firing follows a two-week, unpaid suspension that was announced by the university on Friday Northwestern fired coach Pat Fitzgerald on Monday following a hazing scandal, according to ESPN. Fitzgerald previously received a two-week, unpaid suspension […]