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By Niloufar Haidari
Life

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By Daniel Dylan Wray
Music

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09.17.20

By Jelisa Castrodale
Drugs

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01.20.20

By David Hillier
Music

Kenickie’s ‘Get In’ Is Still the Ultimate Burn-Out Album

08.24.18

By Alex Wisgard
Music

This Bullshit World Was Predicted by Pulp’s ‘This Is Hardcore’

03.30.18

By Andrea Domanick
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10.24.17

By Richard Power Sayeed
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07.21.17

By Ryan Bassil
Music

Damon Albarn Is a Conductor of Creativity

07.19.17

By Ryan Bassil
Music

Coldplay’s “All I Can Think About Is You” Actually Goes Pretty Damn Hard

06.16.17

By Phil Witmer
Sports

Woo-hoo! 20 Years Ago, Blur’s ‘Song 2’ Became an Unlikely Sports Anthem

04.07.17

By Rick Paulas
Music

Gorillaz Perform New Album ‘Humanz’ in Its Entirety, Bring out Noel Gallagher, Danny Brown

03.25.17

By Alex Robert Ross

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