There’s no doubt that New York City has inspired more movies, novels and music than just about anywhere else—and now the New York Public Library has mapped out exactly which books have …
Having stayed quiet for the past two years while touring and working on other projects (like forming the jazz quartet High Risk), Detroit-based Shigeto has resurfaced with the beautifully composed instrumental electronic …
Award-winning writer Haruki Murakami is giving his millions of fans a glimpse into the space where his stories come alive. Up now online, Murakami has created a small, digital tour of his …
Documenting the slow, troubling changes in Braddock, Pennsylvania
Amateur SF-based musician Doug Hream Blunt only made one EP and one LP, which he pressed himself, dropping them off in the “local artists” bins at record stores—but the lucky crate-diggers who …
Set in a dreamscape-like, trash-filled version of Gibraltar, with its famed Rock nothing more than a purple landfill, Beirut’s brand new video (for the appropriately titled track “Gibraltar“) manages to be both …
A new book—”The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep”—promises to put kids to sleep by the end of its pages—and not because it’s boring. The book was created by Swedish behavioral psychologist …
The young filmmaker and non-profit founder who just wants people to follow their dreams
Great news for a Friday afternoon: zoning out is good for you. NY Mag’s Science of Us has looked into the current obsession with mindfulness—remaining constantly focused—and found that the opposite is …
The festival’s dedicated stage exploring food and music, from interactive popsicle mics from Dan Deacon and Emilie Baltz to twerking for beignets