Ministry of Cool

By Yane Ahn Earl Sweatshirt’s new album I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside is an expression of boredom and frustration with others illustrated…

By Robert S. Hummel Don Hertzfeldt is the Davy Crockett of contemporary animation: a self-made man and a master of primitive tools with a legendary…

The world of explicit slash and fan fiction Some people turn off their televisions after a show or video game and just post a status…

All your friends have better lives than you do Freshman Michelle Lee has her smart phone in hand, one finger casually scrolling through the copious…

By Jon Roberts The grim and gloomy world David Fincher creates in his film Seven is one that’s hard to forget. The film stars Morgan…

Band drops two new songs after years of silence After 15 years on the music scene, Brand New has taken its fans on a thrilling…

You’d be forgiven to think the post-rock genre obsolete. Our present era of serious pop music, defined by challenging rap and innovative sound, has little…

You know that advice about not running away from your problems? Well, obviously Cheryl Strayed never fully learned that mantra as evident in her decision…

When I began to listen to Screaming Female’s new album, Rose Mountain, I was surprised that there was no screaming at all. Lead singer Marissa…

The idea’s been done a million times — scuttling around a dusty dungeon, slashing skeletons and stabbing goblins. It’s a tired trope, which is why…