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Vince Staples Announces New Album Cry Baby

Each song on Cry Baby is structured around live instrumentation to construct a dynamic, confrontational body of work that captures the tension, absurdity, and emotional weight of America - an album that doesn't just document the times and its precedents, but actively wrestles with them.

Music

From Foreign Correspondent to Uber Driver

The experience of driving for Uber reveals the lives of immigrant workers and raises questions about their treatment in America.

The Real Reason Americans Love Guns

Power manifests differently across society, from personal gun ownership to governmental authority, shaped by individual circumstances, fears, and societal conditions.

Independent films

San Francisco's 'Luigi: the Musical' shot me through the heart

'Luigi: The Musical' depicts celebrity criminals in a Brooklyn prison, blending outrageous humor and satire to reflect on American society.

'Eddington' Gets Lost In Its Own Conspiracies

"As America was seized by conspiracy theories and paranoia in the early, isolating days of the COVID-19 pandemic, we all got a little dumber."

Film

fromThe Atlantic

Why Do So Many People Think That Trump Is Good?

Moral numbness in America arises from a loss of collective values and a failure to uphold community-based standards of excellence.

fromThe Atlantic

Americans Are Tired of Choice

Trump's appeal stems from Americans' exhaustion with choices and desire for decisive leadership amidst overwhelming consumer options.

fromwww.npr.org

What separates the ultrarich from the just-plain-rich? The gigayacht.

This book is actually about what it feels like to live in the new Gilded Age. Inequality has widened, with a group living far ahead in wealth.

US news

How America Failed the Unhoused

The book explores the connection between homelessness and the excessive work culture in America.

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