Jesse Pearson
The Follies Of Documentary Filmmaking
Frederick Wiseman is probably the best documentary filmmaker there is. He's definitely the purest. But it's very likely you haven't heard of him yet, much less seen his films.
Juergen Teller Does Whatever He Wants
Juergen Teller is, in large part, responsible for everything that you like about photography. He is a member of the holy trinity (along with Terry Richardson and Wolfgang Tillmans) that saved fashion photography from shittiness in the 1990s.
Finally Legal
Well, what I realized was even faster than film was if you were super controversial and just living in the East Village. In the early 1980s, it was a lot easier to be controversial than it is now.
Black Ships Ate This Guy
The bonafide masterpiece of a new record by goth folk hero Current 93 (a.k.a. David Tibet) is about black ships flying in the sky, the return of Christ, and the Antichrist (in the form of Cæsar) battling for control of the universe.
Children Of The Corn
Michael Pollan is one of the foremost food and plant experts in America. He wrote The Botany of Desire a few years ago, he teaches about food, plants, and biodiversity at the University of California, Berkeley.
In The Blood
My father liked heroin. A lot. He liked it so much that I guess one day he went out for a pack of smokes or something and never came back.
Hello, White People!
Is there anything cuter than two identical twin twelve-year-old girls who have a band together? And what if they perform folky versions of classic racist songs by bands like Skrewdriver and Rahowa?
Yay! Yogis Can Fly!
I am a firm believer in Transcendental Meditation (TM) as taught by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
Never Mind The Dogtown
To make a long story short, Mark Rogowski-a.k.a. Gator, a.k.a. Gator Marc Anthony-is a man who became rich and famous as a pro skater starting in the '80s and is now 10 years into a life sentence for the brutal rape and murder of a woman he barely knew.
Ready, Steady, Go!
Ah, the grand tradition of British bands writing paeans to their own youth culture. Such sociological undertakings are part of a long lineage, from The Who to The Jam, The Smiths to Blur.