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New Music Monday: Taina Asili's #BlackLivesMatter Anthem "Freedom"

April 4, 2016 at 5:18pm

We’re excited to debut a new music video from Taina Asili y la Banda Rebelde. “‘Freedom’ is a musical contribution to the #BlackLivesMatter movement, and it was inspired by the organizing work I do in my community to end mass incarceration and state violence,” says Asili. Read more »

New Music Monday: Creature Speak

by Sarah Mirk

March 28, 2016 at 5:19pm

“I just love the banjo,” says Ontario-based musician Brittany Brooks. Read more »

New Music Monday: Bows

by Sarah Mirk

March 28, 2016 at 5:12pm

After she broke both her elbows, pianist Kaila McIntyre-Bader turned to a new medium: synthesizers. Read more »

New Music Monday: Rena's "Rude Chick"

March 28, 2016 at 5:12pm

Rena says she used to make “sad girl” music. Then she turned to rock and roll. Read more »

New Music Monday: Laura Jean Anderson

by Sarah Mirk

March 25, 2016 at 5:17pm

The singer-songwriter’s debut EP sounds like “one glimmer of hope” in the midst of depression. Read more »

New Music Monday: Sammus

by Sarah Mirk

March 18, 2016 at 5:18pm

“Now I see the past with some clarity / Glad I took my ass to some therapy,” sings Sammus on her new single. Among a million songs about heartbreak and sadness, it’s rare to hear one that speaks so honestly about the importance of reaching out for help. Read more »

The Brilliant Sadness of “BoJack Horseman”

by Sarah Mirk

March 18, 2016 at 9:38am

The Netflix show subverts the sitcom narrative, embracing darkness and lack of resolution. The characters on Bojack Horseman evolve nicely over the show’s two seasons. They don’t become stronger or better by... Read more »

The Restaurant Industry Is Very Diverse—But It’s White Chefs Who Win Most of the Awards

by Soleil Ho

March 15, 2016 at 2:43pm

Since 1990, the James Beard Foundation has put on an annual awards show that, in more ways than one, stands as the food and drink industry’s version of the Academy Awards. In the years since I entered the restaurant world, I’ve repeatedly had the same conversation with coworkers and... Read more »