The Paradox of John Denver and “Rocky Mountain High” By Alex W. DeJong • February 5th, 2026 It is hypocritical to condemn those who also wish to enjoy a place.
Totally Generic Best of 2025 By Natasha Ochshorn • January 14th, 2026 The most sustained joy I got this year was mainlining old seasons of Top Chef while I packed and moved and unpacked apartments.
Don't Stop Believing How Art Helped Me in 2025 By Elijah Beahm • January 8th, 2026 We might not even realize it as it happens, but what we engage with shapes us.
Noise Complaint Exploring Black Metal Ecstasy With Agriculture By Ben Sailer • January 5th, 2026 Agriculture call themselves “ecstatic black metal.” Believe it or not, that isn’t a contradiction of terms.
Noah's Beat Box A Lynchpin By Noah Springer • December 16th, 2025 “How,” you may ask yourself, “did Noah, music critic of a sort, make it to almost 40 years and never run across this incredibly influential band?”
Sixty Years Past the Eve of Destruction By Alex W. DeJong • October 29th, 2025 There was a very real possibility that everything might end, and it might all be caused by a mistake.
