Trans-Thrillers

from The Atlantic Why Men Pretend to Be Women to Sell Thrillers Over the last decade, female writers have come to dominate crime fiction, a genre traditionally associated with men. But their appeal goes beyond the byline. by SOPHIE GILBERT Rafael Marchante / Reuters...

Aphex Technical Equipment Supply

from NPR How A Small Town Record Store Quietly Released An Exclusive Aphex Twin Record Working away from a cultural capital comes with significant upsides. by SCOTT STERLING Well beyond the obvious tropes of Motown, techno and hip-hop icons, evidence of metropolitan...

James Cameron – Disturbing

from The Village Voice “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” Is Still a Deeply Upsetting Blockbuster “It’s in your nature to destroy yourselves” by BILGE EBIRI Say what you will about James Cameron, but the man commits. Stories of the director’s perfectionism, his...

Reggae Healing

from The Saudi Gazette Reggae helps heal mental wounds of torture for migrants in Italy Ibrahim Jalloh of Sierra Leone sings during a performance of the Medu Music Band in Rome, Italy. – Reuters ROME – In a tiny makeshift rehearsal studio in a residential...

The Village Voice Gone

from The Hollywood Reporter End of an Era: Village Voice Will No Longer Be in Print by Jeremy Barr The Village Voice’s Aug. 16-22, 2017 issue The alt-weekly changed ownership in 2015. Peter Barbey, who purchased The Village Voice in 2015, has decided to no...