Category Archives: The Arts

U2: All That You Can’t Leave Behind

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Kurt Baumeister

Everyone else may hate U2, but Kurt Baumeister will always love them in spite of themselves. Continue reading →

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Prince, Todd, RuPaul, & Me

Posted on April 26, 2016 by Robert Burke Warren

Prince and I did not get off, so to speak, on the good foot. While he would ultimately influence me – both personally and musically – as much as Bowie or the Beatles (my Trinity), his presence initially challenged the most important friendship of my life. Then, it cemented that friendship, and led to funk n’ roll adventures alongside a superstar-in-exile named RuPaul. Continue reading →

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Looking Back at the Abyss: Reflections on Binge-Watching “Hannibal”

Posted on April 25, 2016 by Kurt Baumeister

Binge-watching Hannibal gets to be a pretty harrowing affair. Hear why. Continue reading →

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Man in the High Castle: Better the Tyrant You Know

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Justin Slaughter

An essay on The Man in the High Castle and America’s fear of the foreign. Continue reading →

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The Hippie Angel

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Robert Burke Warren

Robert Burke Warren’s Yuletide of death, porn, and a hippie angel. Continue reading →

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Serving Time In Sonic Youth

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Richard Edson

You’ve seen Renaissance man and esteemed guest Weekling Richard Edson onscreen in Do the Right Thing, Platoon, Stranger Than Paradise, and dozens of other films, but you probably don’t know he was the original drummer in seminal NYC post-punk noise mavens Sonic Youth. In this fascinating slice of life, he shares his riveting account of being a participant in several crucial music movements at once. The arty, funky, early 80s East Village lives again! Continue reading →

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My Audition for the Ramones

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Robert Burke Warren

Music editor Robert Burke Warren takes us back to his 1989 audition for The Ramones. Continue reading →

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