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Elori Saxl Fuses Technology and Nature on 'The Blue of Distance'
The term “The Blue of Distance” comes from Rebecca Solnit’s acclaimed 2005 nonfiction book A Field Guide to Getting Lost. It refers to the phenomenon Continue Reading
Farhot's 'Kabul Fire Vol. 2' Is a Luscious Look at Afghanistan
Prolific, Hamburg-based producer Farhot has not been back to Afghanistan since leaving it as a child with his family during the Soviet-Afghan War. Distance notwithstanding, Continue Reading
Topless Photo of 16-Year-Old Claudia Conway Allegedly Leaked on Mom Kellyanne’s Twitter
Former White House counselor Kellyanne Conway is accused of allegedly posting a nude photo of her 16-year-old daughter Claudia on Twitter. On Monday (January 25), Continue Reading
How the Cultural Revolution Turned China Against Itself
In 2008, Chinese journalist Yang Jisheng published Tombstone, a now-definitive account of how Mao’s ill-considered plan to industrialize the nation failed to bring about the Continue Reading
'City So Real' and the Politics of a Modern Metropolis
One of the first sequences in the documentary series City So Real shows the mayoral candidates in Chicago marching in the 2018 Bud Billiken Parade, Continue Reading
10cc's Kevin Godley on Crowdsourcing and Going Solo After All These Years
Kevin Godley has been a vital part of some of the most innovative music of the last six decades. As a quarter of the original Continue Reading
SZNS Say Women Don't Have to "Behave"
SZNS are a rising Los Angeles women-fronted pop quartet that sport the sort of earworm melodies that Little Mix dropped so generously on their latest Continue Reading
Heart's Nancy Wilson Takes Solo Turn for 'You and Me'
Nancy Wilson, a trailblazer for female guitarists and rock sister acts everywhere as a member of Heart since 1974, is going back to her musical Continue Reading
Woman Uses Glitter to Get Revenge on Cheating Boyfriend in Viral TikTok
Welcome to PopCrush's Daily Break! Here's a breakdown of today's hottest pop culture and lifestyle stories as heard on PopCrush Nights, airing across the country. Continue Reading
Eggshells Unveil Third Album “Hopeless Romancers”
Coming off last month’s ‘Expectations’, Seattle-based experimental pop outfit Eggshells (Peter & Benjamin Verdoes and Sera Han) unveil their third album Hopeless Romancers. Through eight Continue Reading
Selena Gomez Thinks She ‘Sings Better’ in Spanish
Selena Gomez debuted her first single entirely sung in Spanish. On Thursday (January 14), the "Rare" singer spoke with Zane Lowe on Apple Music to discuss Continue Reading
Popular Culture Is Eating Its History and OMD Are Not Complaining
“Enola Gay”, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark’s (OMD’s) wonderfully indulgent synthpop classic named after the plane that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima, has just turned Continue Reading
Susan Alcorn's 'Pedernal' Is a Chamber Jazz/Americana Blend
By now, creative music fans know Susan Alcorn for her feat in bringing the pedal steel guitar to New York’s downtown music scene, with guitarist Continue Reading
Elvis Costello Gets Dark and Brooding on 'Hey Clockface'
When Elvis Costello crashed into the consciousness of rock fans in 1977 with his debut album, My Aim Is True, he seemed like the bastard Continue Reading
'Queer Legacies: Stories from Chicago's LGBTQ Archives'
One of the exciting aspects of the explosion in queer studies in recent decades has been the growing body of work on place-based queer histories. Continue Reading
Is Christian Petzold's 'Undine' Myth or Therapeutic Dialogue?
Christian Petzold’s lengthy collaboration with actress Nina Hoss, from Wolfsburg (2003) to Phoenix (2014), saw the pair become inseparable. With the back-to-back films of Transit Continue Reading
Pretend It's a City Proves Once Again, You Can't Argue with Fran Lebowitz
Fran Lebowitz is an exceptionally gifted user of words who admits she is only motivated to leave her bookish isolation and open her big mouth Continue Reading
Demi Lovato Debuts Pink Bowl Cut Hairstyle (PHOTO)
I am confident that Demi Lovato can pull off any hairstyle… pun intended. On Sunday (January 10), the 28-year-old pop star shared a photo of Continue Reading
Playboi Carti Creates a Whole Lotta Music on 'Whole Lotta Red'
“They Can’t Understand Me/I’m Talking Hieroglyphics” Playboi Carti has run quite a fascinating trajectory. He rose to prominence as the beloved young upstart affiliated with Continue Reading