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Music Reviews
Hodari Is Playfully Naughty in ‘Goma Sessions’ (Premiere)
Brazilian multi artist Hodari sings sex and modern love in an intimate performance for Goma Sessions, premiered at PopMatters.
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Music Features
20 of the Best New Wave Albums by Rock/Pop Artists
As the 1980s dawned and punk began to morph into new wave, many established artists altered their style to reach new audiences. We look at 20 of them.
Film
Books
‘The Cinema of Extractions’ Drills into Hollywood’s Petrochemical Bones
Professor of visual culture Brian Jacobson drills down into how oil fueled Hollywood and Hollywood fueled a new “Cinema of Extractions”.
Television
Games
‘Promise Mascot Agency’ Shows the Power within the Pinky
Promise Mascot Agency‘s hilarious and grim open-world game shows we hold power for positive change within; even in our little pinky fingers.
