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Tag: personal essay

Aesop Rock Presents: The Bobcat Challenge

Music
By Aesop Rock | December 7, 2020
By Aesop Rock | December 7, 2020

Aesop Rock Presents: The Bobcat Challenge

The verbose hip-hop legend shares a tour story and maybe a life lesson.

PYNKIE Talks Nursing at the Height of the Pandemic

Music
By PYNKIE | November 23, 2020
By PYNKIE | November 23, 2020

PYNKIE Talks Nursing at the Height of the Pandemic

Lindsey Radice reports from the front line.

Dominican Cowboy

Music
By Nané | November 18, 2020
By Nané | November 18, 2020

Dominican Cowboy

Nané’s Daniel Sahad on creating your culture as a first generation American.

The New Necessary

Music
By William Tyler | October 30, 2020
By William Tyler | October 30, 2020

The New Necessary

William Tyler on trying to move forward, personally and politically, this year.

Thao Nguyen Embraces Her Cultural Heritage and Her Queer Identity After the Fact and Right On Time

Music
By Thao Nguyen | October 16, 2020
By Thao Nguyen | October 16, 2020

Thao Nguyen Embraces Her Cultural Heritage and Her Queer Identity After the Fact and Right On Time

Watch the documentary about the Get Down Stay Down leader's trip to Vietnam.

David Berman: I Don’t Know, Adonai

Music
By Julie Weitz | August 7, 2020
By Julie Weitz | August 7, 2020

David Berman: I Don’t Know, Adonai

Video artist Julie Weitz remembers her unlikely friendship with the musician a year after his passing.

Handstands Across the Void (liar, flower sailing around the world)

Music
By KatieJane Garside | July 24, 2020
By KatieJane Garside | July 24, 2020

Handstands Across the Void (liar, flower sailing around the world)

KatieJane Garside (ex-Daisy Chainsaw) on the four years her family spent on their storm-battered sailboat.

What Joy Downer Still Appreciates About Growing Up Mormon

Music
By Joy Downer | June 23, 2020
By Joy Downer | June 23, 2020

What Joy Downer Still Appreciates About Growing Up Mormon

Even though the dream-pop artist unofficially left the church, she’s carried some values with her.

The Good Booking, Part 3

Music
By Adam Voith | June 19, 2020
By Adam Voith | June 19, 2020

The Good Booking, Part 3

Joe Christmas & the Holiday Hotbox.

The Good Booking, Part 2

Music
By Adam Voith | June 17, 2020
By Adam Voith | June 17, 2020

The Good Booking, Part 2

You’re Not Holding a Christian Piece of Paper.

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