new age
Revisiting 'Pure Moods' in the Age of Coronavirus
An investigation into whether the memorably vibey 90s New Age compilation can offer any solace in this time of chaos.
America’s Biggest New Age Expo Is Just Trying to Keep Things from Getting Weird
The Conscious Life Expo celebrates alternative healing, crystals, psychics, mediums, angels and aliens. Its founder says he's been trying to drive out the conspiracy theorist element that sometimes accompanies those things. Is it working?
This Nonlocal Forecast Mix Offers Smooth Jazz Fit for Tears and Bong Rips
The Chicago-based artist best known as Fire-Toolz shares a mix of sounds from the world of her proggy computer jazz record ‘Bubble Universe!’
Making Friends Is Tough After You Leave a Cult
How Seven of Nine from ‘Star Trek Voyager’ spoke to my social dilemma.
Yes, There Are Women-Led Cults
Meet Teal Swan, a YouTuber who proves selling salvation to desperate people is an equal opportunity racket.
We Ranked the Absolute Worst Self Help Advice in the World
And then tried to follow the one piece of advice that we agreed is the least helpful of the lot.
Faiza Makes R&B About the Audacity of Being a Black Girl
The artist's debut EP 'Audacity' tells stories of infatuation and money-making while melding new-age R&B with the genre’s traditional sensibilities.
The Untold Story of 'The Sims,' Your First Favorite Jazz Record
The songs that soundtracked the game's Build Mode introduced millions of unknowing kids to new age jazz. The musicians behind it were just trying to make something that wouldn't interfere with your landscaping.
Ezra Feinberg's Meditative Instrumental "God Sized Hole" Will Chill You Out
The opening song from the former Citay frontman's debut solo record is a minimal, new age song that'll lull you into relaxation before building to something overwhelming.
Who Feels for the People Who Feel for Everyone Else?
Making sense of empaths in a cruel, narcissistic world.
Having My Aura Photographed Was Cheaper Than Therapy
In this new column, I look for the spiritual, wellness, or magical cure that’ll definitely make me completely whole.