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Yoko Ono’s Controversial Work at Tate Modern

Yoko Ono’s Controversial Work at Tate Modern

Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind at Tate Modern is an engaging overview of the polarizing artist’s career, but her career didn’t end post-John Lennon and Fluxus.

The Latest Anthology on RuPaul’s Drag Race Is Gag-Worthy

The Latest Anthology on RuPaul’s Drag Race Is Gag-Worthy

The Cultural Impact of RuPaul’s Drag Race turns a fierce lewk without overriding any of the iconic moments served by its predecessors.

A Place for Us: John Lennon, Yoko Ono, and the Legacy Captured in ‘Imagine John Yoko’

A Place for Us: John Lennon, Yoko Ono, and the Legacy Captured in ‘Imagine John Yoko’

Imagine John Yoko is a beautifully curated recollection of a song, an album, successive films, and the legacy of peaceful idealism from the people who made it happen and carry on with the message.

On the Frontline with Yoko Ono’s ‘Warzone’

On the Frontline with Yoko Ono’s ‘Warzone’

Yoko Ono has re-recorded sociopolitical songs from her past for new album Warzone, in which the questions it asks need to be asked.

Pussy Riot Advances Message of Resistance in Brooklyn

Pussy Riot Advances Message of Resistance in Brooklyn

Through catchy punk and dance songs, Pussy Riot espouses pro-gender equality and an anti-Putin/Trump agenda.

In ‘Bobbi Jene’, a Dancer’s Artistic Vision Is Rooted in Personal Sacrifice

In ‘Bobbi Jene’, a Dancer’s Artistic Vision Is Rooted in Personal Sacrifice

While Bobbi Jene often veers too closely to melodrama, seeing an emboldened woman artistically express her sexuality and earn effusive praise for it is inspirational.
Jackie Lynn: Jackie Lynn

Jackie Lynn: Jackie Lynn

Here's an intriguing concept album, a midwestern Western set to music.
The Brilliant Failure of Miranda July’s Social Media App ‘Somebody’

The Brilliant Failure of Miranda July’s Social Media App ‘Somebody’

On its website, Miranda July’s social media app Somebody is described as the “antithesis of the utilitarian efficiency that tech promises”.

Laurie Anderson + Geri Allen: 17 July 2012 – New York

But Is It Art? A Look at Pop Culture in South African Music

Amanda Palmer: Goes Down Under

An Evil Weevil, a Rabid Anti-Communist Who Gleefully Did Joe McCarthy’s Bidding

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