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Excommunicated – The Reclamation of Ethel Cain

Ethel Cain is dead. That is, Ethel Cain the alter ego. In the eponymous artist’s first studio album, Preacher’s Daughter, her narrative-insert-cum-possessive-muse escapes a strict religious upbringing (much like the real-life singer-songwriter, Hayden Silas Anhedönia), enters a whirlwind romance, is kidnapped, gets addicted to drugs, and is eventually murdered. Oh, and with that last one she g...

By @Ross H.

A Record Of The Times

He stares down the barrel of a camera like a judge, implacable, hair and eyebrows wisped like a store wig. The left brow is higher, saying, Do you believe it? All of the crummy crap in the world, they decide to do this with your dollars? He has thinned. Toughened. There are fewer signs of White House meat, and the mouth that has puckered and parted with disdain at so many podiums is now long ...

By @Joshua P.

Talk To Barbenheimer

During the weekend of July 21st, folks all over the world, myself included, flocked to their local movie theater and did “Barbenheimer.” One would assume that Barbie and Oppenheimer's shared release date resulted from the usual summer blockbuster shuffle, happenstance, or even deliberate counter-programming. Some believe that Warner Bros. intentionally claimed the release for Barbie to draw bu...

By @Smple M.

Piercing The Manosphere (In A Dress)

Three men and I are struggling with a key. Our foe, a crescent door on a Tudor house, will not budge. “Bloody hel...

By @Joshua P.

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In this photo series project, we invite photographers to capture the hidden, overlooked, or mundane aspects of daily life that often go unnoticed. The goal is to reveal the extraordinary within the ordinary, shedding light on the beauty and significance of the everyday. Guidelines: Subject Matter: Your photos should focus on the details, moments, or scenes that are typically ignored or taken...

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In a quiet, remote village nestled deep within the woods, a peculiar event begins to unfold. Every night, as the moon rises, the villagers claim to hear faint whispers in the wind. At first, they dismiss it as their imagination playing tricks on them, but the whispers become increasingly distinct and captivating. Write a short story set in this village, exploring the mystery of these whispers...

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The Only Album That Ever Broke Me: Everywhere At The End Of Time

This is the story of how I listened to this six-hour work in one sitting, and came closer to existential dread than I think I will ever want to. Ever.

By @Smple M.

Breaking Through The Fifth Wall

It happens at once, together, like a murmuration of starlings changing course. There’s a young guy onstage, his face long and stabby and white as a...

By @Joshua P.

The Sad Truth About Frank Ocean’s Cock Ring

Getting screwed by an artist never felt so pricey. But one day, you may find yourself somewhere special with someone who can’t get their hand off your junk. Neither can you. Kissing and blind, you hush them off with a grin. They stop. You know what they’re thinking. It’s the first time they’ve been at your place, but they’re really knowledgeable about you. Sometimes you achieve radical insigh...

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Why Frank Ocean Matters

There are artists, and there are Artists. We sometimes have to catch ourselves even using the term at all, as pop music is such an ephemeral process.

By @Smple M.

Shiloh: Ghost Outside The Machine

That’s the curious pull of Shiloh Dynasty – we can’t square her in our heads because she is a somebody and a nobody all at once...

By @Smple M.

Unknown Pleasures: The Art Of The Secret Record

It turns our Earl Sweatshirt has created a secret album and to date, no-one has found this record...

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When A Flag Keeps You Warm

Nationalism, as Albert Einstein once observed, is “the measles of humanity.” Of course, he was a crank beset by other illnesses like jaundice, stomach cramps and liver problems; he might’ve been projecting. But as an Englishman, I’m predisposed to agree, and as a soft liberal, I’m often encouraged to. Even saying “English” is odd. It rolls around my mouth like a granddad sweet, tart and pungen...

By @Joshua P.

What Is Anti-Pop, Really?

Spotify might’ve legitimised anti-pop for the sake of inventing it. You might ask what anti-pop is. An easier answer might be what it isn’t. Fans quibble, yet they seem to locate a genre that embraces popular tastes while dismissing them.

By @Smple M.

Behind The Veil Of Godspousing

Tumblr page Heavenly Wings & Heart reveals that one spouse tapped into their past lives and discovered they had two children with Hermes centuries ago

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