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Pop culture
Pop culture news and analysis from The Nation
July 26, 2019
Atheist, anarchist, cofounder of the Yippies, and countercultural provocateur, Paul leaves The Realist as his greatest legacy.
June 4, 2019
Wrapped into their new album U.F.O.F. ’s delicate folds are fragility and resilience, love and trauma, nature and ether, enclosure and space, light and dark.
January 29, 2019
When movies, TV shows, and video games deride science, facts, and reason, the harm to our political culture can be profound.
January 24, 2019
On her new album, Highway Hypnosis , the post-punk artist revels in rawness.
December 17, 2018
Alfonso Cuarón’s new film breathes new life into Mexico’s “haunted” presidential palace.
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November 30, 2018
On Some Rap Songs , Earl excavates hard truths about himself and his heritage, and the results are dazzling and gut-wrenching.
November 19, 2018
Teaming up with a chamber orchestra and freestyle rapper, the trumpeter’s recent album is fearlessly imaginative.
November 12, 2018
The Netflix series is the latest contribution to a recent horror renaissance.
October 30, 2018
Meditating on death, decay, and ancient tragedy, the California composer’s new album, Aviary , finds calm in darkness.
October 29, 2018
Three recent New York gallery shows offer a glimpse into the wonderful work happening in the shadows of the mainstream art market.
