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Nick Cave's 'One More Time With Feeling' Will Rip Out Your Heart

Nick Cave’s ‘One More Time With Feeling’ Will Rip Out Your Heart

“One More Time With Feeling” rarely hits any false notes. It feels authentic and truthful in a way that makes most other music documentaries feel like forgeries.
'Coming Through The Rye' is an Insult to J.D. Salinger

‘Coming Through The Rye’ is an Insult to J.D. Salinger

Both the film and Catcher In The Rye mirror the ideas of coming of age, and share common plot points like running away from boarding school and the main character being a melodramatic twat.
The Thrill is Never Gone with Thrill Kill Kult

The Thrill is Never Gone with Thrill Kill Kult

This extraordinary concoction they brew makes for one helluva spectacular show while ensuring a rag-tag horde of a cult following for them over all these years.
What Will Black Friday Become When We No Longer Need It?

What Will Black Friday Become When We No Longer Need It?

The irony of immediately following a reverent day set aside for family and gratefulness with a day filled with consumerism and greed is lost on many. But it’s not enough for the chaos to remain self-contained.
The Twisted Humor of 'Evil Dead: The Musical' Splattered Mesa

The Twisted Humor of ‘Evil Dead: The Musical’ Splattered Mesa

The tale kicks off with your typical teens/young adults driving through the woods on a delightful, sunny day in cutesy, cartoonish fashion while they hilariously splatter a happy, little rabbit. This pretty much sets the precedent of the black humor we should expect from this throwback to late '70s/early '80s horror.
Anatomy of 21st Century Terrorism Coverage

Anatomy of 21st Century Terrorism Coverage

MEDIA: Check out these photos of people all around the world showing solidarity with France and a willingness to do whatever Hollande says should be done, like, say, invading Syria. Everyone in the whole world seems to be saying we should invade Syria, just look at these photos if you don't believe how much we...
We're Pretty Sure All the Kids in this 1993 Rave Video are High as Fuck

We’re Pretty Sure All the Kids in this 1993 Rave Video are High as Fuck

Jill Rappaport tells us about this 'underground explosion raging across the country,' sounding like a PR person for Doritos. Jill goes to a rave, where she interviews a large amount of 'young people' about what raving is about. It's kind of endearing. But here's the thing: every single one of those kids in that video...
Is Majoring In Journalism A Waste Of Time?

Is Majoring In Journalism A Waste Of Time?

Even though I haven't been interested in journalism in the past, should I still pursue it as a major?
Did Capitalism Destroy Traditional Marriage? Uh, Probably.

Did Capitalism Destroy Traditional Marriage? Uh, Probably.

When Capitalism took hold and land became property the necessity of family was diminished and eventually through social reform and technological innovation the individual replaced the traditional/extended family as the basic unit of society.
A Few Lessons We Shouldn't Forget From Ferguson

A Few Lessons We Shouldn’t Forget From Ferguson

My initial reaction was shock and appall at what appeared merciless and to some extent surreal, at least in the behavior of the black gentleman; even being familiar with the not uncommon method of suicide known as “death by cops."
The Greatest Concert Venue Of All Time Is In Phoenix.

The Greatest Concert Venue Of All Time Is In Phoenix.

We crossed the threshold into glorious gothic chaos. Leather and chains abounded. Withering white-haired men dragged by leashes affixed to their nipples, pulled by obese vaudevillian women in corsets. Yes, plural.
A Few Thoughts on Morrissey's "World Peace is None of Your Business"

A Few Thoughts on Morrissey’s “World Peace is None of Your Business”

Morrisey, reigning king of mope-rock, has a new record out! To celebrate this glorious occasion, local art-punk provocateur Andy Warpigs has taken the time to record his first impression of each song as he heard them for the first time.