Think Pieces
How Fashion is Embracing the Pimple Positivity Movement We Desperately Need
Model Starlie Smith has opened the door for a meaningful conversation about acne on social media. Is embracing pimples the next step in proving that the ‘body positivity’ movement isn’t just skin deep?
It's a Man's World: Why Popular Culture Left Joni Mitchell Behind
On International Women's Day, we remember one of the most influential, and widely underrated, singer-songwriters of our time.
A Review of 'Fever to Tell,' 13 Years Later
From behind the sun-cracked vinyl dashboard of a shitty first car that I'd drive until it died, Yeah Yeah Yeahs came from a distant fantasy.
Who the Fuck Are Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike? And Other Incredibly Important Questions Raised by the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs of 2015 List
The dance publication's annual list of the world's best DJs has always baffled us but weirdly, there's a lot to think about. Weirdly. Very weirdly.
A London Cereal Café Was Attacked by an Anti-Gentrification Group Called 'Fuck Parade'
Merely hours after the window-breaking assault, the thinkpieces were out in full flower.
I Don't Watch Any Comedy—Why Does That Make Me an Imbecile?
I'd rather watch a pigeon pooping into a dude's mouth for seven seconds than an episode of "The Office."
How to Write a Think Piece
I really didn't want to write an article about Phil Robertson from Duck Dynasty, but the internet cycle of outrage meant that I had to. So, I set out to write the greatest righteously indignant think piece of all time.
Jay Electronica is Marrying into the Illuminati (Sort Of)
But is there a deeper conspiracy underfoot?
Dear Elizabeth Wurtzel, No One Cares That You Still Get It on
Elizabeth Wurtzel, famed author of 'Prozac Nation,' dropped her latest bit of meandering narcissism yesterday in an essay that reveals she doesn't do drugs anymore, but she still bangs a bunch of people, goes to parties, and doesn't care what you think...
Voting for President Is Meaningless but Fun
If you live in Ohio or Florida or Virginia, maybe your vote will count. The rest of us can do all the thought experiments we want and study the issues assiduously until we’re hallucinating from lack of sleep and our vote isn’t going to be any more...