liminal spaces The best and worst hold music Rob Beschizza

music Listen to one hour of very familiar and relaxing hold music David Pescovitz

concerts Nu-metal band rocks the meatballs out of Subway Thom Dunn

stranger things Stranger Things stage show coming to London's West End later this year Thom Dunn

game of thrones The Game of Thrones theme song performed entirely with dildos Thom Dunn

Choir! Choir! Choir! Remembering Daniel Johnston Jennifer Sandlin

measles Round-the-clock revival in Kentucky suspected to be measles superspreader event Jennifer Sandlin

music Is "Come Out, Ye Black & Tans" just the 1920 version of "Fuck The Police?" Thom Dunn

germany This 1987 avant-garde carnival had a Keith Haring carousel, a Basquiat Ferris wheel, and it's coming back Rusty Blazenhoff

music Long-awaited Gorillaz movie axed at Netflix Devin Nealy

television The Great American Dream Machine: a look back at 70's Americana TV Bob Knetzger

music Shonen Knife still pop-punk-rocking after 40 years Jennifer Sandlin

books "When you make a space safe for Black women, it's safe for everyone." Elías Villoro

kermit the frog Watch Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog's version of John Prine's "In Spite of Ourselves" Jennifer Sandlin

music De La Soul's classic albums will finally be on streaming services David Pescovitz

music Meet "Spoon Lady" Abby Roach Jennifer Sandlin

movies Why are historical epics falling out of fashion? Devin Nealy

music Bunburying: to write in the style of Spanish lyricist Enrique Bunbury Elías Villoro

robots Bipedal robot drummer already better at it than most humans Thom Dunn

book review Review: Some New Kind of Kick is the moving memoir of punk rock icon Kid Congo Powers Gareth Branwyn