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Watch The Avengers re-assemble to record The Avengers in Lakota
Rick Rubin is one of the most iconic tastemakers of our time. Producer, collaborator, cultural whisperer—Rubin’s career spans from LL Cool J to Johnny Cash to Lana Del Rey. He’s worked across genres, generations, and industries, yet his fingerprint is instantly recognizable.
What sets Rubin apart isn’t technical mastery. It’s attention. Intuition. T... See more
What sets Rubin apart isn’t technical mastery. It’s attention. Intuition. T... See more
stepfanie tyler • Taste Is the New Intelligence
That’s what Marilyn did; she gave her body to the post–World War II archetypes of sport, art, and politics. She was the lover of—at least for—classic greatness. Pam’s in the same position, but she has to be the lover of postmodern greatness. That’s why we all had to watch her give a blow job to the drummer from Mötley Crüe.
Chuck Klosterman • Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs
In the culture where people largely express who they are by tagging the brands they choose to wear, eat, and wash their face with , it was surprising to come across someone whose identity doesn’t revolve around brands.
Viktoriia Vasileva • Have We Reached Peak Brand?
Lil Nas X embodies Gen Z in his scrappiness, in his fluency in internet culture, and in his unapologetic self-expression. Lil Nas X speaks Gen Z culture fluently; he even helps create it. He effortlessly memes and tweets and posts to social platforms constantly, forging connections with fans and ensuring his own virality. More than any other Gen Z ... See more
Rex Woodbury • Lil Nas X Is Gen Z's Defining Icon
In this and other recent programming, Netflix is pioneering a genre that I’ve come to think of as ambient television. It’s “as ignorable as it is interesting,” as the musician Brian Eno wrote, when he coined the term “ambient music” in the liner notes to his 1978 album “Ambient 1: Music for Airports,” a wash of slow melodic synth compositions.
Kyle Chayka • “Emily in Paris” and the Rise of Ambient TV
Normal people carried out their lives in them with a density and individuality that no one trip could ever encompass.