Love Is A Battlefield: The Bittersweet Valentine’s Party Playlist

After years of hosting a pro-inclusivity annual Valentine’s Day dance party for her friends, writer Jennifer Boeder has come to the conclusion that love is a battlefield, no matter your status. Obviously some musicians have known this for much longer, writing songs about “love gone wrong,” which Boeder divides into three categories: “After the Love has Gone,” “Tainted Love,” and “I Will Survive.” The song …

Lyon’s New Musée Des Confluences

An interdisciplinary museum more than a decade in the making finally makes its debut

Where the Rhône and Saône rivers meet in Lyon is the location of the historic French city’s urban development project, which has been transforming the former industrial wasteland into spaces for residences, offices, shopping and leisure since the early 2000s. One of the leading attractions to this new riverfront is the Musée des Confluences, a unique interdisciplinary institution that merges ethnology, anthropology, the natural sciences, …

Kali Uchis: Ridin Round

Don’t be fooled by the way Colombian native Kali Uchis sweetly sings her rhymes. “Baby understand—I don’t need a man. Fuck me over, I’ll fuck you worse and take off to Japan,” the LA-based songwriter coos in the track “Ridin Round.” While comparisons to Kreayshawn to Amy Winehouse are aplenty, Uchis asserts her independence and shows off chicano culture the way she wants to. Her …