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A 2021 The Adroit Journal interview with multidisciplinary artist Shanta Lee Gander vs. a 2024 A Rabbit’s Foot interview with multidisciplinary artist Doug Aitken.
Digesting new (and relatively recent) memoirs by Abel Ferrara, Mark Lanegan, and Thurston Moore.
A 2025 New Yorker interview with actor Tim Curry vs. a 2025 Kenan Arts interview with artist Esther Hernandez.
George Orwell’s thinking, his words, deconstruct the narrative forced on him.
A 2024 The Point interview with author and New York Review Books editor/publisher Edwin Frank vs. a 2025 The Lampoon interview with Purple co-founder and editor in chief Olivier Zahm.
A 2018 Headstuff interview with musician, composer, and actor Paul Grimstad vs. a 2011 Grantland interview with visual artist and Veteran Dominic Fredianelli.
TV cooking competition programs promote the cliché, making cooks look like parroting robots.
The Lowdown is a superior crime procedural starring Ethan Hawke.
A 2004 Index Magazine interview with musician, producer, and label head Ellen “Ellen Allien” Fraatz vs. a 2025 M2 Magazine interview with musician and activist Bob Geldof.
aka, Charlie Sheen is a fascinating new documentary on the controversial star.
Gen V’s willingness to reinvent itself may prove to be its greatest asset.
A PBS interview with American politician Daniel Patrick Moynihan vs. an All About Jazz interview with musician Charles “Don” Alias.
Plus, Time’s melting carnival.
The charismatic “father” of New Hollywood had it all, except staying power.
Backlighting as an explanation for just about everything.
Mother Teresa with a Trust Fund?
Candace Owens is Un-American.
Left and right are lecturing the megastar.
Gripping stuff, never to be sounded.
Many comedians have their price, even when it comes to their free speech.
Rare footage of the young star and others at the infamous Los Angeles club on June 15, 1994.
The late actress and director talks about The First Wives Club and more in this 1997 interview with Terry Gross.
The actor talks about working with the Coen Brothers, death, and George Clooney.
The late actress talks about her relationship with Woody Allen, Annie Hall, and more in this 2010 interview.
The actor talks about getting older, Shameless, and his younger years as a relatively unknown actor.
The late actress talks about The Godfather and sings "There's a Lull in My Life" in this Tonight Show appearance aired on December 28, 1972.
All hell breaks loose when Penn talks about Madonna, Jack Nicholson, and more in this November 16, 1995 interview.
The actor talks about his new film The Lost Bus and his new book Poems & Prayers.
The Smashing Pumpkins maestro returns to Club Random on the day of the Charlie Kirk assassination.