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A person wearing headphones looks out their window. A cat is also looking out the window. It says "Break up albums bring us closer to each other, even if our pain feels unique.
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The People Yearn For Breakup Gossip

Lilly Allen's "West End Girl" is full of raw honesty—but why do listeners crave this frankness?
20 Jan 2026 8 min read
Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh wearing a mask in the colors of the Irish flag. Text above reads "saoirse don Phalaistin" and below "free Palestine."
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colonialism

Censorship of Pro-Palestine Speech in the Music Industry Shows the Power of Demands for Decolonization

06 Oct 2025 13 min read
A figure wearing a red and yellow shirt blasting out a karaoke anthem.
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Don’t be a Dick: Follow the Karaoke Rules so Everyone Has a Great Time

The social contract might be mostly dead, but we can help revive it one karaoke bar at a time.
23 Sep 2025 7 min read
Illustration: Nicole listening to records, with a cat curled up on the couch.
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pop culture

Dad Rock Is Our Daddy Now

Queer and trans people may seem like unlikely fans of the genre. But its essential earnestness may explain its appeal.
19 May 2025 10 min read
Illustration: A lush Puerto Rican landscape. In the foreground, a pair of brown hands hold up a shattered heart with the word "home."
pop culture

“DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS” is Bad Bunny’s Latest Decolonial Text

Bad Bunny’s new album places loss at the center of tropical paradise, elucidating vacation spots as colonial constructs.
09 Feb 2025 8 min read
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