Dystopian Dance Mix Vol. 21: Hotline Bling
More than perhaps any other era since the days of Alexander Graham Bell, we are living in a time of telephone obsession. Whether it's the well-worn trope of millennials staring...
Je Suis Kanye: The Kanye West Oeuvre – Part 7: Welcome to Heartbreak (2007-2008)
Editor's Note: Well, here we are: my Least Favorite Kanye West album, 2008's 808s & Heartbreak. Coming into the project, this was the only album in Kanye’s oeuvre that I hadn't already listened...
Je Suis Kanye: The Kanye West Oeuvre – Part 6: Stadium Status (2005-2007)
Editor's Note: Hey, remember last time, when I said I'd be back with a "much shorter" post? Well, as usual, I lied; this installment in the Kanye West Oeuvre is in...
Je Suis Kanye: The Kanye West Oeuvre – Part 5: Can I Talk My Shit Again? (2004-2005)
Editor's Note: Wow, I really need to pick up the pace on these posts, huh? Fortunately, though it's now late July and the last installment of this series came out in mid-May, Kanye still...
Je Suis Kanye: The Kanye West Oeuvre – Part 4: Self-Conscious (2003-2004)
Editor's Note: It's been over a month since the last installment of the Kanye West Oeuvre, and what an eventful month it's been: Kanye made TIME magazine's 100 Most Influential People, went on an...
Selma, “Black Lives Matter,” and the Challenge to Be a Better White Person
There's a scene early in Selma, Ava DuVernay's dramatization of the political struggles that led to the passing of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which neatly encapsulates the film's ideological perspective on...