Ministry of Cool

Using Twitter to find some eats By Josh Elmer I’ve got three hours to get to the Kogi taco stand before it moves from its…

By Harrison Flatau In February 2009, a new blog called thisiswhyyourefat.com launched. The site’s slogan is “Where dreams become heart attacks.” The food featured on…

Legitimizing critical theory within the genre By Julissa Trevino From UC Berkeley’s Tupac course to Syracuse University’s course on Lil’ Kim, hip-hop is becoming ever-infused…

The Hazards of Love Capitol Records, 2009 By Renee Addington Often, when a band puts out a new album, it isn’t really new at all.…

Dark Was the Night 4ad Records, 2009 By Giovanni Colantonio Nearly 20 years ago, the Red Hot Organization was established to fight AIDS by way…

Warner Brothers, 2009 By Amelia Blevins As Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are a Changin’” begins to play, director Zack Snyder sets the stage for…

Magnolia Pictures, 2009 By Julissa Trevino The first few minutes of Two Lovers are completely silent as Leonard (Joaquin Phoenix) hastily makes his way along…

Interscope Records, 2009 By: Bryant Francis Let’s get one thing clear right now–this is NOT The Joshua Tree. There will never be another Joshua Tree;…

Middle Cyclone Anti Records, 2009 By Andrea Bichan Last year, Ithaca’s indie elite flooded the State Theatre to see Neko Case perform. During the concert,…

Artists’ solo and side projects By Sarah McCarthy In 2004, fans of No Doubt were devastated to learn that the band was going on hiatus…