Rural Radio Gone (Almost)

from The Guardian America’s rural radio stations are vanishing – and taking the country’s soul with them At a time when local newspapers are disappearing, the loss of a radio station leaves a community with another cultural and informational gap by Debbie...

Madonna

from The New York Times Madonna at Sixty The original queen of pop on aging, inspiration and why she refuses to cede control. By Vanessa Grigoriadis Madonna and her six children. Creditvia Instagram The night before the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas in May,...

It’s Coming

from Axios 1 big thing: Media companies wade into betting By Sara Fischer Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios The legalization of sports betting has opened up new business opportunities, and ethical challenges, for some of America’s biggest media companies. Why it...

$15k for Play

from The Hollywood Reporter How Top Gamers Earn Up to $15,000 an Hour by Patrick Shanley SOURCE: Twitch A new lawsuit reveals the high stakes in gaming as brands like Coca-Cola and Bud Light push the hourly income of popular streamers as high as five figures:...

Decadent U.

from Esquire The Secret Oral History of Bennington: The 1980s’ Most Decadent College Fall, 1982. A new freshman class arrives at arty, louche, and expensive Bennington College. Among the druggies, rebels, heirs, and posers: future Gen X literary stars Donna...

Nostrawarhol

from AP California show explores Warhol’s social, tech foreshadowing By KATIE OYAN SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Before Instagram and Facebook, before selfies and filters that perfect selfies, there was Andy Warhol, using his art to imbue friends, family, celebrities — even...