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Recent FeaturesThursday, September 17 2009
The Frankfurt School in ExileThe positivists regarded Hegelian dialectics as metaphysical voodoo; the New York Intellectuals thought the Frankfurt School's associates were closet Stalinists. 
Princess Tiana’s BluesPrincess Tiana could get Disney out of the race-relations doghouse, but only if they’re true to their vision. Wednesday, September 16 2009
Abstract ComicsIf nothing else, it seems that Abstract Comics makes explicit that the line between comics and high art is beginning to disappear. 
Happiness Is a Warm Band: An Interview with Emily Haines of MetricHaines fled to South America, Metric scrapped their new songs, and everyone realized their well-considered Fantasies. Tuesday, September 15 2009
China’s Factory Girls: A Conversation with Author Leslie T. ChangTraditional and often sensational coverage of China is only a partial interpretation: the people themselves are being lost in the translation. 
In Circles: Sunny Day Real Estate ReconsideredIn anticipation of a reunion tour, the two albums produced by the original Sunny Day Real Estate lineup get remastered and repackaged with extra tracks and expanded liner notes. They are ripe for revisiting. Monday, September 14 2009
Music Scrobbling as a Panopticism of TasteAmong social networking sites, it's only Last.fm, only scrobbling -- which, once activated, operates entirely on its own, as an unconscious background function -- that channels the essence of Foucault's social panopticism. Sunday, September 13 2009
Nick HornbyNick Hornby tells PopMatters 20 Questions about his affiliation with Seinfeld’s George Costanza, his soon-to-be-released album with Ben Folds, and this great bargain he got from a Russian website… Friday, September 11 2009
Feast or Famine: The 2009 PopMatters Fall Movie PreviewToday: December 2009: The big guns -- James Cameron, Clint Eastwood, Peter Jackson, Terrence Malik -- are still putting the finishing touches on their over the top treats. As usual, it looks like the Hollywood heavyweights are once again saving some of the best for last. Thursday, September 10 2009
The Stone Roses: The Stone Roses: 20th Anniversary Collector’s EditionImagine if you will: an album re-release that actually gets everything right, making an already-classic album sound even better than before, deepening our understanding as to what made it so iconic. Wednesday, September 9 2009
Terence BlanchardThe cerebral, soulful, three-time Grammy award winning trumpet player and composer Terence Blanchard tells us how our turbulent, dynamic world inspires his beautiful music. Tuesday, September 8 2009
Fear of a Mouse Planet: What Disney’s Acquisition of Marvel Means for the House of IdeasThe fears of a Disney planet are fears that these characters we cherish will be tinkered with or even taken away from us. Friday, September 4 2009
Airplane Books, Junk Literature, and the Western Canon: All Novels Are Lies, Some Lies Are BetterReading deeply and widely at the very least makes us less dull and more patient, and it happens to be the only way to make informed, qualitative judgments within and across genres. Thursday, September 3 2009
Great City, a Great City’s Music: The Vancouver International Jazz FestivalOur jazz critic Will Layman spent a full week soaking up the music -- and the city -- offered by what may be North America's finest jazz festival. 
Crown Feathers: A Dialogue of Desire in the Urban MarketplaceIn a NYC grocery store, Verstehen finds its late-capitalist venue, as we the consumers get consumed by reflections on the allure of passing patrons, of fashion trends, of social customs and taboos. Wednesday, September 2 2009
Charlie LouvinCharlie Louvin, Country Music Hall of Fame legend and half of the immortal country duo The Louvin Brothers, tells PopMatters 20 Questions about the best thing he ever got – for only $3. 
Who Are You: Tom Waits and ‘Lowside of the Road’ by Barney HoskynsWaits is a deconstructionist vaudevillian with a heart who rails against cynicism; a furious bluesman blaring unabashedly about the soul-- his words and music stretch into a bizarre land, where the light is slanted, eerie. Tuesday, September 1 2009
Explainers: Back to the ‘50’s and Up to the PresentJules Feiffer's groundbreaking Village Voice comics delivered a satirical take on current events and paved the way for many contemporary strips. 
Wide-Eyed Wonder: An Interview with Ben Chasny of Six Organs of AdmittanceSix Organs of Admittance/Comets on Fire frontman Ben Chasny has a lot on his mind. Sitting down with PopMatters, he lets it all out, spilling a couple unique secrets in the process ... Monday, August 31 2009
Everything Is for Sale: The Merchandising of ‘Buffy’Buffy the Vampire Slayer's lasting success tells us that demographic targeting is a complex process that requires both fan participation and forms of merchandising that literally allow everything to be for sale. |
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