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A picturesque red-brick house on a suburban street, lawn neatly kept.

A Nightmare on Valleyfield Drive

By Noah Springer • November 19th, 2024

We bought our “dream” home. A three-bed, one-bath mid-century ramble in the St. Louis suburb, Glennmeadow. But then everything changed.

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A black-and-white portrait of MF DOOM in his silver mad villain mask.

The Anniversary

By Noah Springer • October 15th, 2024

What am I, a 38-year-old with a kid and a full-time job to do, listen to every new artist named Toilet Monster or Fuck Gorilla until I find the one that bangs?

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Fallout 4's Sole Survivor and their dog explores the Wasteland.

Memories of a Commonwealth

By Noah Springer • August 14th, 2024

I’ve lived in a number of cities over my life, but my memories of Boston seem to feel stronger, maybe because of my time in Fallout 4.

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A close-up photo of Drake on the Grammy Awards red carpet. A red "X" has been drawn over his face.

Post-Truth Beef

By Noah Springer • May 21st, 2024

This may become known as the first post-truth beef in hip hop.

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A still from Poor Things shows main character Bella gazing out from a stone balcony at a cotton candy-colored sunset.

Going to Extremes

By Noah Springer • May 9th, 2024

Drawing lines between Yorgos Lanthimos’s Poor Things and Nikos Nikolaidis’ cult favorite Singapore Sling. Did the latter influence the former?

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Smashing Pumpkins – Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness Vinyl 4LP Boxset

By Noah Springer • April 10th, 2024

Of all the albums from the ’90s alternative rock scene, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness is one of the most deserving for a deluxe treatment like this.

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Watching Kubrick on My Phone

By Noah Springer • March 13th, 2024

To be fair, I have never seen a Kubrick movie in theaters, so this entire thing may be flawed from the get-go.

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The photograph "A Great Day in Hip Hop" by XXL.

Museum Piece

By Noah Springer • February 15th, 2024

A pilgrimage to “The Culture: Hip Hop & Contemporary Art in the 21st Century” at the St. Louis Art Museum.

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Close up on an old-school boom box – silver finish, round speaker screens, tape deck in the center.

Hip Hop at Fifty

By Noah Springer • January 9th, 2024

After stepping back from the contemporary, Noah reflects a bit more on the different eras of hip hop and what they mean to him.

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A close-up on a mortadella pizza with pistachios and basil.

Fine Philly Dining

By Noah Springer • December 12th, 2023

Philly is known for all sorts of things – a bell, a boxer, a sitcom – but Noah knows it by reputation as one of the better food cities out there, specifically for sandwiches.

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