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Jamila Woods Bravely Explores the Tributaries of Selfhood on 'Water Made Us'
PUBLISHED Oct 11, 2023
In a her 1995 essay "The Site of Memory," Toni Morrisson spoke about the memory of water. "You know, they straightened out the Mississipp...
gglum Sifts Through the Mess on "SPLAT!"
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PUBLISHED Oct 11, 2023
A title like "SPLAT!" conjures visions of neon goop and cartoonish slapstick, but the latest single from London-based songwriter Ella Smoke...
'The Magic of Make-Believe' Is a Warm Reminder of the Importance of 'Mr. Dressup'
Directed by Robert McCallum
PUBLISHED Oct 10, 2023
On February 14, 1996, Ernie Coombs signed off as Mr. Dressup for the last time. For 30 years, his show, Mr. Dressup, entertained children a...
Earl Sweatshirt and the Alchemist Stretch Out (Just a Little) on 'VOIR DIRE'
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PUBLISHED Oct 10, 2023
The other day, my colleague Calum Slingerland asked me what's the first thing that grabs me when I listen to a new hip-hop album; I respond...
'Totally Killer' Is a Welcome Horror That's Not Scary at All
Directed by Nahnatchka Khan
PUBLISHED Oct 10, 2023
As someone who crams in as many spooky films as possible every October, I have a great appreciation for horror movies that aren't actually...
Yukon Blonde's 'Shuggie' Asks More of Life
PUBLISHED Oct 10, 2023
What does it mean to write in the second person? In literature, it means a great many hefty things, mostly to do with ascription. But in po...
The Menzingers Keep It Pushing on 'Some of It Was True'
PUBLISHED Oct 10, 2023
For a band that has written so much about feeling lost and uncertain about the passage of time, the Menzingers are settling nicely into the...
Mary Lattimore Is a Singular Force on the Mesmerizing 'Goodbye, Hotel Arkada'
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PUBLISHED Oct 6, 2023
I made the mistake of starting my day with Drake's For All the Dogs, so hitting play on Mary Lattimore's Goodbye, Hotel Arkada felt like re...