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William Tyler’s Excellent New LP Isn’t What You Might Expect
William Tyler’s Time Indefinite is an experimental ambient record from a guy who isn’t known for making experimental ambient albums.
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PUP’s Stefan Babcock Discusses the Joy and Conflict of His Band
The lead singer and songwriter of punk group PUP talks about the band’s new album, getting older, touring, and the influence of the Hold Steady’s Craig Finn.
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‘Lord of the Flies’ 2025 or: How the Empire Struck Inward
The lasting terror in Lord of the Flies isn’t that civilization breaks down: it’s that the tools of empire (dominance, ideology, forced conformity) remain alive and well, even in our children.
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‘Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’ Studies the Power of Legacy
In Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, the characters don’t cling to cosmic promises or ordained fates; they find meaning in deliberate choices made in the shadow of annihilation.