“The poetry of a people comes from the deep recesses of the unconscious, the irrational and the collective body of our ancestral memories.” —Margaret Walker

Ah, playlists. They’ve always been ways to communicate unsayable feelings and to transmit us to different, sometimes extremely specific times and places. But lately my YouTube and Spotify recommendations have been filled to the brim with extremely specific yet somehow universal playlists. Though they all seem to express a variety of different experiences, most are […]

NYC’s subways are strange beasts. Each day, they transport thousands of people through the busiest parts of the city, but gradually they empty out until few people are left. By the last stop on the subways, the city will have transformed into a forest or a suburb or an ocean, and no one will be […]

Nathan Apodaca, AKA @420doggface208, is bringing the relief and escapism we all need. Mick Fleetwood agrees.

If you ever wanted a window into an underground weed rave, an autonomous zone, or the intersections between Buddhism and MDMA therapy, Michelle Lhooq’s journalism is for you. Lhooq is a journalist who covers subcultures, drugs, raves, and everything in between. Her Substack newsletterRave New Worldis a raw, immersive window into modern counterculture in all […]

Netflix’s Virgin Rivercaptivated hearts with its dramatic romance and high drama. If you’ve finished watching the show but are looking for others to fill the gap that its dreamy escapism fit, here are seven other Netflix dramas that are sure to give you all the beautiful scenery and emotionally unavailable men you need in your […]

The final line of Frank Ocean’s Blonde asks, “How far is a light year?” It’s the closing line of “Futura Free,” the song’s slow-burning final track, which is ostensibly an ode to Ocean’s own growth as an artist. But as with all things on Blonde, the line grows more complex the closer you listen. How […]

Lorde’s decision to move away from her moody, neon-drenched sounds of old and into a more buoyant, sunny frame of mind has proven divisive. Her album Solar Power has received mixed reviews, with some fans missing the gnarly emotional impact of her previous masterpiece, Melodrama. But there’s a subtle kind of magic on Solar Power, […]

The ending of Schitt’s Creek left fans devastated, to say the least. The show’s sixth season culminated in an equally heart-warming and gut-wrenching finale that saw our beloved Johnny, Moira, David, Alexis moving into the next phases of their lives. Many people mourned the show’s conclusion hard, begging its creators for more seasons, but creator […]

Willow’s latest album, lately i feel EVERYTHING, is an absolutely stunning entry into the pop punk canon and a vivid glimpse into the future of rock and roll. Anyone who’s been following Willow’s career shouldn’t be surprised by this. Willow has always been a futuristic artist, one step ahead of everyone else in terms of […]