Before quarantine, I think I always viewed “outside” as a way to get to the places I was going; something to just pass through. Now, I’m starting to finally learn the skill of being present, something I have truthfully always struggled with. Maybe it’s because in the past few months, I’ve felt that so much was taken away from me: security, certainty, friends, plans, an office to work in—that I’ve finally started to direct my attention to what I have.
Read MoreThere are definite upsides to quarantine, and one of them is undoubtably the extra time that we have on our hands. How long had it been since I spent an entire afternoon getting lost in a book, suddenly finding that I had read over 500 pages without realizing it? Revisiting my favorite book series seemed like the perfect place to start.
Read MoreI think about Mac Miller a lot. This week, I’ve gone into overload.
Read MoreI’m starting to hear music differently. I’ve been in quarantine for over a month now with absolutely no idea when things will go back to “normal,” if such a thing even exists anymore. Lately, I’ve been trying to find the good in this—in the extra time to listen and think. Songs I’ve known my entire life are starting to sound new.
Read MoreJanuary 18th gifted us with new music from Maggie Rogers and Ariana Grande, two female powerhouses who are giving shape to today’s amorphic pop landscape.
Read MoreIn just a few lines of text, Coachella’s 2019 lineup captures some of the major shakeups that are dominating music right now.
Read MoreAfter a musical career spanning decades, Paul Simon said goodbye Saturday night, ending his farewell tour with one final concert in Flushing Meadows Corona Park.
Julien Ehrlich has the ability to make you feel pretty uncool, but he probably doesn’t even know it.
Read MorePresently, we are obsessed with the past. Nostalgia is the driving force behind some of our most popular television shows, whether they involve children combating monsters in an alternate dimension, or undercover Russian spies posing as the perfect American family.
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