Four years after their successful crowdfunding campaign, directors Paul Sng and Celeste Bell have released the trailer for the long-awaited documentary about punk genius Poly Styrene, lead singer of seminal… Read the rest of the article: Watch the trailer for "Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché"
Though My Neighbor Totoro will always be the favorite of die-hards, 2001's Oscar-winning Spirited Away is often regarded as Hayao Miyazaki's masterpiece. Now an adaptation, written and directed by Tony… Read the rest of the article: Oscar-winning anime Spirited Away is headed for the stage
In the 1970s, Italian television writer-director Enzo Trapani heeded a call with destiny. Literally. "In an interview with Sorrisi e Canzoni, the Italian equivalent of TV Guide, [Trapani] claimed that he had… Read the rest of the article: Stryx, the too-good-to-last satanic '70s variety show
I recently worked on a public media pilot series called Dishes of the Diaspora, highlighting the stories of African chefs in the Bay Area. Today's episode features twin sisters Pam… Read the rest of the article: Dishes of the Diaspora explores African food in the Bay Area
Billy Ocean's Loverboy is a solid '80s bop. When you recall that the lyrics didn't get too much deeper than "Want to be your lover lover/Want to be your lover… Read the rest of the article: Billy Ocean's Loverboy video is way weirder than you remember
Somewhere in the moody backyards of Glendale, CA, a squirrel is enjoying a damn fine cup of coffee right now. Or at least a handful of walnuts.
The Oasis in San Francisco is not your garden variety watering hole. In addition to regular club nights, the South of Market queer nightclub is host to epic pop culture… Read the rest of the article: Drag Queens host a telethon to save beloved nightclub
A decade later, the circus of absurdity that is the internet has turned a tweet about a city statue honoring RoboCop into a reality. "Philadelphia has a statue of Rocky… Read the rest of the article: Detroit's 3500 lb. RoboCop statue seeks a new home
An icon of the Beat era, Lawrence Ferlinghetti passed away yesterday at the age of 101. Ferlinghetti was a poet, an artist, a cultural ambassador, and the founder of City… Read the rest of the article: Beat poet and City Lights Books founder Lawrence Ferlinghetti dead at 101
Prisoners' Inventions is the result of a decades-long pen pal friendship between the Chicago-based art collective Temporary Services (Marc Fisher, Brett Bloom, and formerly Salem Collo-Julin) and an artist named… Read the rest of the article: Behold "the muff bag": Prisoners' Inventions is back in print
Decades before leading a team of more than 100 engineers responsible for The Perseverance rover that landed on Mars this week, East L.A. native Sergio Valdez was a student of… Read the rest of the article: Mars landing engineer is Jaime Escalante's former student
If you ever have a job you really hate, here's a scenario you may run through in your head. "If I let this bus run over my foot, I won't… Read the rest of the article: Arizona man fakes kidnapping to get out of work
As posted earlier, San Franciscans arose at sunrise and gathered along Franklin Street to watch an unusual grand procession. An 1880 Victorian house was being moved from 807 Franklin Street… Read the rest of the article: Watch this time lapse video of a Victorian house cruising through San Francisco
Some are enjoying the snow more than others. The Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma posted a video of their polar bear "Blizzard" having a frosty spa day, submerging… Read the rest of the article: Blizzard the polar bear enjoys a frosty frolic
Honestly, why even buy a house if you're not going to do stuff like this? Designer Darrell Toland erected a giant sculpture of the robot from Hayao Miyazaki's animated film… Read the rest of the article: Castle in the Sky robot looms over Seattle suburb
In the '60s and '70s, Paris built underground parking garages for just about every large apartment complex in the city. Now that car ownership is in decline due to rideshare… Read the rest of the article: Underground parking lots are being turned into mushroom farms in Paris
Charles Venable, the president of the Indianapolis Museum of Art, has stepped down after facing a public outcry over a recent job listing. The post, which appeared on a recruitment… Read the rest of the article: Indianapolis Museum of Art president resigns after "core white audience" job listing fiasco
Nikkaliah "Aliah" Sheffield's song "Earth is Ghetto" has been making the rounds the past couple of months and I still can't get enough. Disavowing the cruelty of earth and pleading… Read the rest of the article: In "Earth is Ghetto," artist Aliah Sheffield ditches the tackiness of humanity
Like we don't have enough problems. All of the freak ice and snow falling in Austin, Texas has apparently summoned a White Walker. via Reddit
Ever wonder how your menthols achieved that alluring tingle? It's likely the blood of the penguin proletariat. This 1935 cartoon follows a group of penguins as they are chased out… Read the rest of the article: Penguins toil in the Kool cigarette factory in this 1935 cartoon
