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If you're reading this, you're probably not at Burning Man. If you're at Burning Man, you're reading this through giant steampunk goggles, because wow the sand is everywhere. You've spent ~$400, plus costumes and mushrooms/weed/ecstasy/choose your favorite substance, to spend a...

Sampha is an artist you may recognize, but probably never knew his name. Consider Sampha the UK’s more obscure Frank Ocean: A soulful, sensitive crooner who released a captivating, we-need-more project, then subsequently disappeared from the spotlight save a few...

Two days after the death of Gene Wilder, Mel Brooks paid tribute to his late friend and collaborator on The Tonight Show. “I expected that he would go but when it happened, it's still tremendous,” Brooks said. “It's a big...

Pop star and bad person Chris Brown was arrested Tuesday evening at his Los Angeles home following a surreal, hours-long standoff with police. Earlier in the day, a woman reportedly called 911 to accuse Brown of threatening her with a...

If you love the 1980s and watching nerd children bicker, here’s some fantastic news: Netflix just announced that Stranger Things has been renewed for a second season. The company also released a teaser clip, which previews the season’s nine episode...

Spike Jonze isn’t a stranger to a short video. He made his name directing iconic music videos for acts like The Beastie Boys, Björk, Weezer, among others. While feature films likes Being John Malkovich, Adaptation., and Her elevated him...

Not everyone has a voice they can call their own. Most voices come from somewhere; they’re derivative. Possibly you picked up the way your mother’s voice reaches into that higher register when she’s excited, or you liked the way...

Walking through my comic shop Wednesday evening, I was in the mood for something new. Something I’d never read or had any particular interest in before. That’s when I saw the cover for the first issue of Lady Killer...

Apple releases more and more emojis for which we can express ourselves and yet at times like this I can’t find any that properly capture my emotions. If you haven’t heard: According to TMZ, MTV will give Kanye West...

Nature is freakin' creepy. It's full of things that could outrun, out-fly, or out-climb feeble humans. It makes weird noises at night. It has bats, and spiders, and big-ass fish. Those are all fine in their place, but do...