Ever wondered what a Puritan would think of Harold, er, Harry Potter? Atun-Shei's Witchfinder General series will let you know just what these god-fearing types would have to say on… Read the rest of the article: Puritan discovers Harry Potter

A few weeks ago, a New Orleans-based magician was found to have created AI-synthesized Joe Biden sound bytes, perhaps unwittingly, for an unsavory political operative doing sketchy political things. It… Read the rest of the article: It's really easy for AI to fake Joe Biden's voice, regardless of restrictions

"Without the carnival, people would go mad" Haiti has an unbelievably rich history that remains relatively obscure. Beyond the Haitian revolution, few know much about the country's independence debt, the… Read the rest of the article: "Kanaval: A People's History of Haiti in Six Chapters"is a great documentary on revelry and the past

I had the pleasure of interviewing Case Esparros, an independent filmmaker from Los Angeles, about his sophomore feature, The Absence of Milk in the Mouths of the Lost. It's an… Read the rest of the article: Interview with Case Esparros, independent filmmaker and director of "The Absence of Milk in the Mouths of the Lost"

Nick Cave just released a new single, Wild God, off of his upcoming album of the same name. That record's due for release in August, but in the mean time,… Read the rest of the article: New Nick Cave song, "Wild God"

Just in time for Dune 2, it's Grady's Jodorowsky's Dune! By means of a curious parking lot encounter, the owner of a little record store in Ventura, California came into… Read the rest of the article: Strange story of a fake storyboard for Jodorowsky's Dune

Dune 2 is a blockbuster. I really, really want to judge it as art, but it's not really art. Maybe Frank Herbert's grand vision of his otherworldly epics were, but… Read the rest of the article: Dune: Part Two is fine

Here's a topic I know almost nothing about, folk music from Estonia. But I'd like to know more. Luckily, there's this newfangled thing called the Internet, and on it, there's… Read the rest of the article: Lovely podcast on Estonian folk music

Robert Tatin wanted to build a shed. So he did. When he finished it, he decided it was too beautiful to just be a shed. So he built another and… Read the rest of the article: The visionary work and home of Robert Tatin

Tinder has pretty loose community guidelines, arbitrarily enforced it seems. I have a friend whose picture was removed for "sensitive content". It featured them sitting on the toilet, fully clothed.… Read the rest of the article: IDF soldiers using selfies from Gaza on Tinder

A New Orleans magician was paid to make fake Joe Biden robocalls, reports NBC News. "I created the audio used in the robocall. I did not distribute it," Carpenter said… Read the rest of the article: New Orleans magician paid to make fake Joe Biden robocalls

Belgium is in the headlines in today's exciting recycling news. France was the first European country to introduce a reparability index. Essentially, this is a score that indicates how viable… Read the rest of the article: Belgium follows France in introducing reparability index

I don't know anyone who grew up with abundant internet that wasn't crossing their fingers behind their back when they clicked the "Yes, I'm over 18" button. Who on earth… Read the rest of the article: Pornhub stiffed for not complying with Texas' age verification law

I love ye olde storytelling forms. Peter Pringle is a masterful bard with a fantastic voice for oration and a wonderful accompaniment to my favorite esoteric instrument, the hurdy-gurdy. The… Read the rest of the article: "Beowulf" told with hurdy-gurdy and theremin

Third-wave feminism? That's something about… liberation, diversity, individualism, right? I can't keep up either, lots of titles, names, dates…the Wikipedia entry is too long. Anyway, in a gross attempt to… Read the rest of the article: Review: Poor Things is a masterfully decadent third-wave feminist film

Artist Emily Schubert had "a really intense dream one night" and immediately knew that she had to make a moving panorama—a "crankie"—to tell this sprawling epic. It took her about… Read the rest of the article: Sublime moving panorama tells the tale of a dream

Salvatore Geloso, composer, vocalist and guitarist, is the frontman of Sally Baby's Silver Dollars, a New Orleans-based act well known and beloved in the local music scene. So beloved, in… Read the rest of the article: Listen to Sally Baby's Silver Dollars' original New Orleans funky blues

Typically, psych majors have to read an excerpt from Hannah Arendt's Eichmann in Jerusalem in their first year. "Such remoteness from reality and such thoughtlessness can wreak more havoc than… Read the rest of the article: Review: Zone of Interest is the "Banality of Evil" film adaptation we've all been waiting for

I love watching masterful craftsmen at work and I've long been interested in woodblock prints and printmaking in general. Hasui Kawase might just be the master of printmaking and design.… Read the rest of the article: Relaxing video of traditional Japanese woodblock artist at work

Poor Things is distinct in all aspects, really, so it's remarkable that on top of the story, the set design, the acting, everything, that the score stood out. First-time composer… Read the rest of the article: How a first-time composer's chilling score made "Poor Things" unforgettable