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Kazu Makino (Blonde Redhead) and Miki Berenyi (Lush) Have a Lot In Common

Music
By Kazu Makino | August 7, 2025
By Kazu Makino | August 7, 2025

Kazu Makino (Blonde Redhead) and Miki Berenyi (Lush) Have a Lot In Common

The artists talk Miki’s memoir, the idea of victimhood, losing friends over support for Palestine, and much more.

Tim Kinsella and Coffin Prick Make It Entertaining

Music
By Tim Kinsella | May 30, 2025
By Tim Kinsella | May 30, 2025

Tim Kinsella and Coffin Prick Make It Entertaining

The friends talk new hats, secret Trump supporters, their new records, and more.

David Harrington (Kronos Quartet) and Mary Kouyoumdjian Want to Create Fun

Music
By David Harrington | May 20, 2025
By David Harrington | May 20, 2025

David Harrington (Kronos Quartet) and Mary Kouyoumdjian Want to Create Fun

The collaborators talk humor in “serious music,” activism through music, and their new record Witness.

A Uniquely American Story: My Winter 2025

Film
By Bill Morrison | March 14, 2025
By Bill Morrison | March 14, 2025

A Uniquely American Story: My Winter 2025

Bill Morrison chronicles being an Oscar nominee, the death of his mother and political turmoil at the start of a tumultuous year.

How Kamala Harris Could Beat Trump By Using Barbie’s Playbook

Film
By Onur Tukel | July 26, 2024
By Onur Tukel | July 26, 2024

How Kamala Harris Could Beat Trump By Using Barbie’s Playbook

Writer-director Onur Tukel has a novel idea for how the Democratic presidential nominee could claim victory in November.

The Fight for Democracy: A Texas Story

Film
By Sarah Labowitz | October 3, 2023
By Sarah Labowitz | October 3, 2023

The Fight for Democracy: A Texas Story

Former policy advisor Sarah Labowitz, who produced the new documentary TEXAS, USA, on uprooting her life to fight for American democracy.

How Severance Perfectly Parallels the Absurd Speakership Debacle

Film
By Deborah Goodwin | January 12, 2023
By Deborah Goodwin | January 12, 2023

How Severance Perfectly Parallels the Absurd Speakership Debacle

Filmmaker Deborah Goodwin unpacks the uncanny echoes of TV’s best show she found in Kevin McCarthy’s bumbling bid for power.

Revisited: How the World Became Wellesian

Film
By Mark Cousins | September 6, 2022
By Mark Cousins | September 6, 2022

Revisited: How the World Became Wellesian

Mark Cousins, whose new film March on Rome just premiered at the Venice Film Festival, on how Orson Welles was a man ahead of his time.

Mark Bronzino (Kontusion) and Mark “Barney” Greenway (Napalm Death) Just Want a Dignified Existence For All

Music
By Mark Bronzino | May 27, 2022
By Mark Bronzino | May 27, 2022

Mark Bronzino (Kontusion) and Mark “Barney” Greenway (Napalm Death) Just Want a Dignified Existence For All

The friends talk climate change, health care, unions, and more.

Tiller Russell Talks with Kevin Willmott on the Talkhouse Podcast

Podcast
By Tiller Russell | September 30, 2021
By Tiller Russell | September 30, 2021

Tiller Russell Talks with Kevin Willmott on the Talkhouse Podcast

The man behind The Night Stalker chats with Oscar-winner Willmott about race, politics, duality, collaborating with Spike Lee, and more.

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