Blog
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The Real Origins of 4/20
It's 4/20. Roll one with us as we revisit the lingering theories of how this infamous date—April 20th—came to be.
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The Monster Aesthetic: What Happens When You Mix Drake & Four Loko?
Steph Russ's conceptual energy drink cocktails are inspired by Cam'Ron and Drake, and made with Four Loko and 5-Hour Energy. Buckle up.
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#TBT :: Why Dodgers Broadcaster Vin Scully is a Goddamn American Legend
In lieu of Vin Scully's last season as the Los Angeles Dodgers' broadcaster, we're revisiting all the reasons why the announcer is a goddamn American legend for #TBT.
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EXPOSURE :: Photographer Vicky Grout Is Enriching British Street Culture
"Her whole aesthetic is authentic and undeniably reflective of London itself...When Vicky wins, London wins." Find out how photographer Vicky Grout cut her teeth in London's grime scene and is...
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Swarovski Hoops & Stained Glass Backboards in Victor Solomon's "Literally Balling"
"Solomon’s backboards celebrate the pomp of unbridled athleticism; altars to the church of basketball, sacred in their own right yet archly courting the very spectacle of desecration that inspired them."
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The Butterfly is Free Now :: Kendrick Lamar's "Untitled Unmastered" Review
"His struggle is our struggle. It’s inevitable that this butterfly will die, eventually, and so will the beauty it carries." Christopher Harris reviews Kendrick Lamar's latest release, "Untitled Unmastered."
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Combing the Zoot Suit Riots and the Murder At Sleepy Lagoon
"But with cultural richness blossoming, one specific tragedy would pour floodlights over over the city, illuminating a bigoted mirk that crawled the social undercurrent of 1940s LA: The Murder at...
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#DadHat :: The Crown of Normcore
An essay on the rebranded "dad hat," and how, like Normcore, it suggests something about a millennial need to adapt and be accepted, rather than stand out.
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Nature World Night Out :: Uniting Hip-Hop & Hardcore Under One Roof
Trash Talk and Soulja Boy played a show together? Smells like the workings of Nature World Night Out Fest.
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#TBT :: The Rise and Fall of FUBU :: A Lesson in Business and Branding
Last June, we chronicled the rise and fall of hip-hop's quintessential '90s brand, "for us, by us," aka FUBU, for a hard-earned story of business and branding.
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Everything You Need to Know About This Year's "Best Picture" Nominees
"Now you can pretend you watched them at your Oscar party or whatever. You're welcome I guess."
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Chaka Malik & Wes Eisold :: Two Hardcore Frontmen on Going Electronic
"It’s a very minimal style of music, made with minimal equipment," Eisold continued. "It’s more about the sentiment."