Where the Band Kids Are
The band kids of Ravenna High in Ohio dream of leaving their “nothing town,” but fear what that means they may have to leave behind.
Addded Mar 12, 2023
How the R&B Innovator Kelela Unlocked a New Level
In the six years since her debut, “Take Me Apart,” the 39-year-old musician has been researching, processing and preparing to make an even bolder statement.
Addded Feb 2, 2023
Whoopi Goldberg Will Not Shut Up, Thank You Very Much
No matter how often she gets into trouble, she refuses to hold anything back.
Addded Sep 28, 2022
If It’s All Going to Hell, Rina Sawayama Can’t Wait to See You There
The 32-year-old singer and songwriter is a genre-clashing, deep-thinking pop star. Her upcoming album, “Hold the Girl,” is an introspective, apocalypse-ready dance party.
Addded Aug 18, 2022
Viola Davis, Inside Out
How she drew on a life of private hardship to become one of the greatest actors of her generation.
Addded Apr 13, 2022
The Passion of Questlove
The musician, producer and archivist is driven by one thing: a mission to spread the joy of Black music.
Addded Oct 12, 2021
Some Said Lil Nas X Was a One-Hit Wonder. They Were Wrong
He’s lap dancing on the devil, winning the internet -- and redefining what a pop star can be.
Addded Aug 26, 2021
'Industry Baby' Lil Nas X Proves He's Here To Stay
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with "New York Times" writer Jazmine Hughes about the unique pop stardom Lil Nas X is creating for himself.
Addded Aug 2, 2021
Lil Nas X in the Pop Stratosphere
A conversation about his unconventional path to success, his unconventional methods of maintaining it and his possible futures beyond it.
Addded Jul 23, 2021
The Subversive Joy of Lil Nas X’s Gay Pop Stardom
A peek into a hot boy summer filled with new highs, disappointment and growth.
Addded Jul 7, 2021
75 Artists, 7 Questions, One Very Bad Year
Musicians, authors, directors, comedians, painters and playwrights open up about trying to be creative, and sometimes failing, in quarantine.
Addded Mar 12, 2021
5 Notes From a Quiet Year: How Music Survived the Pandemic
Performers kept hustling. Nightlife thrived online. And we kept finding ways to make music - together.
Addded Mar 11, 2021
A Brief History of Slavery That You Didn't Learn in School
A child's shackles, a West African legacy, a black sergeant in the Union Army -- these are stories you need to hear.
Addded Aug 21, 2019
Cardi B Gives Her Most Explicit Interview Yet
The rapper sounds off about the #MeToo movement, infidelity, and why she’s done changing for anyone.
Addded Mar 20, 2018
25 Songs That Tell Us Where Music Is Going
From SZA and Charli XCX to Gucci Mane and Jake Paul, 25 writers - John Jeremiah Sullivan, Angela Flournoy, Hanif Abdurraqib and more - tell us what’s happening to pop.
Addded Mar 10, 2018
Elaine Welteroth, 'Teen Vogue's' Refashionista
The editor in chief has taken on a seemingly impossible task: reinventing the glossy magazine for a hyperempathetic generation.
Addded Aug 31, 2017
Vine Dries Up. Black Humor Loses a Home
Vine has been the internet home of conversations about the dynamics of comedy and culture created by black people.
Addded Nov 7, 2016
25 Songs That Tell Us Where Music Is Going
It's not as if I made some principled choice not to listen to it. It's just that Beyoncé released " Formation " on a Saturday, and then performed it at the Super Bowl on Sunday, and as of Monday I hadn't gotten around to it, for reasons that are incredibly uninteresting: I happened to have been doing other stuff, which seems as if it's probably among my rights as an American.
Addded Mar 10, 2016
The Troll Goal: On Danny DeVito's Twitter
Let's just get this out of the way: You love his work. For people my age, Danny DeVito -- beloved character actor, accomplished producer and petite human man -- hit his apogee of cultural saturation with Tina Fey's 2004 movie "Mean Girls," in which a zaftig woman is ridiculed for looking like DeVito.
Addded Feb 19, 2016
I Dressed Like Cookie for a Week to Get Over My Imposter Syndrome
Six months ago, I was hired to work for the "New York Times." Ever since then, I've struggled to feel like I really deserved the job. Would dressing like I was the most formidable character on "Empire" help? Like all good things, it started at brunch.
Addded Oct 22, 2015
How Many White People Does It Take to Ruin a Good Joke?
I love making fun of white people. I do it every day. It garners laughs, which, as a humorist, is what I want most in this world. (The thing I want second most? For white people to stop trying to pass off casseroles as real food.)
Addded Feb 14, 2015
How to make it as a freelance illustrator on the Internet
The second thing you should know about Hallie Bateman is that she is very tall-taller than you think, unless you think she's 5'11". The first thing is that she is incredibly talented: Bateman is a visual columnist at the Awl and the Oyster Review, has the best TinyLetter in town (see the entry " A Carrot Dipped in Ink"), and was named to the L magazine's 30 Under 30 in 2014.
Addded Jan 14, 2015