Bryson Edward Howe
Dread States: Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot
What is the word? The first one? In the beginning…?
Book of Hours: Bruegel's The Seasons
If clocks are its science, then the seasons are time’s poetry.
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Bryson Edward Howe
A Techno Prayer: Björk’s Homogenic
With the release of her newest album Fossora, we look back at Björk's revolutionary, rimy album Homogenic on its 25th anniversary.
Bryson Edward Howe
black midi: System Overload
We dive deep into black midi's third studio album 'Hellfire' and the mythos surrounding the group's success.
Bryson Edward Howe
"Camp": Notes on Modernity and Self-Consciousness
What do UFOs, Zack Snyder's Batman, and "Mooo!" by Doja Cat all have in common? They're all perfect examples of "camp".
Fred Barrett
The Canyons: Simulacra
Understanding Paul Schrader and Bret Easton Ellis' prophetic 2013 neo-noir bomb.
Caleb Carter
Beau Travail: Sparta
Claire Denis' masterful mirage puts the colonialist man under the scalpel in a hot, furious ballet.
Bryson Edward Howe
Crash: Carnal & Chrome
The Daily Mail once wrote that "Crash is the point at which even a liberal society should draw the line." Naturally, it's a masterpiece.
Samuel Bilcliff
Herbert List: Metamorphoses
Herbert List's photos are developed in sweat and salt and sand, a coarse mixture that produces tectonic images of modern myths.
Caleb Carter
Leonora Carrington: The Great Creator
As Leonora Carrington reflects on her time in a mental hospital in Spain, she too reflects upon the act of creation as a whole.
Bryson Edward Howe
Carolee Schneemann: Don’t Shoot the Messenger
Following her new retrospective at the Barbican in London, we look at the art of pleasure in Carolee Schneemann's 'body' of work.
Caleb Carter
STONER – A Life Apart
A short few words on John Williams' miraculous novel. "The pages fall asleep, the ratty cover closes, the book is weightier than it looks."
Bryson Edward Howe
Lost Boys: Fear & Loathing in the Modern Age
We take a look back at the complicated legacy of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson’s madcap masterpiece Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas.
Bryson Edward Howe
Hurricane Season: A Terrible Beauty is Born
The witch is dead. God is nowhere to be seen. The devil doesn't seem to care. Welcome to the new canon.
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