‘Teenage Dirtbag’ 2.0
Posted in: Music Features
Wheatus’ anthem of teenage alienation has grown into an enduring cult classic. So why has the band spent the past year re-creating it note-for-note?
John Prine: The Secrets Behind His Classic Songs
Posted in: Music FeaturesThe legend opened up about his writing process in a series of deep conversations in recent years. As he battles COVID-19 and his family asks for love and support, here’s a guide to his greatest songs in his own words
GRIMES: Live From the Future
Posted in: Music Features premiumThe real life and fantastic visions of a digital warrior
Planet Plastic
Posted in: Culture FeaturesHow Big Oil and Big Soda kept a global environmental calamity a secret for decades
How Natasha Lyonne Battled Her Demons — and Won
Posted in: TV FeaturesThe ‘Russian Doll’ star took a painful childhood and brushes with death, and wrote herself the part of a lifetime
Pleas of Insanity: The Mysterious Case of Anthony Montwheeler
Posted in: Culture FeaturesIn the wake of a vicious murder, the state of Oregon wrestles with what went wrong in its mental health system
Josh Klinghoffer Talks Red Hot Chili Peppers Firing: ‘It Truly Felt Like a Death’
Posted in: Music Features“The whole thing has a sadness to it and that’s what makes it even weirder,” guitarist says of dismissal from band after 10 years
America’s Radioactive Secret
Posted in: Politics FeaturesOil-and-gas wells produce nearly a trillion gallons of toxic waste a year. An investigation shows how it could be making workers sick and contaminating communities across America
False Idol — Why the Christian Right Worships Donald Trump
Posted in: Politics FeaturesOn the morning of September 29th, six weeks before the 2016 election, Donald Trump was in a conference room at Trump Tower in New York talking to leaders of the religious right about sex-reassignment surgery. In a way, he was bringing about his own transformation. Having quashed the idea that his run for president was […]
How Neil Peart’s Perfectionism Set Him Free
Posted in: Music FeaturesThe late drummer idolized Sixties wildmen like Keith Moon. But his path to the drumming pantheon came through obsessive order
