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    My favourite Superbowl performances (biased and not always about the music)

  • Owning music made me a better listener (and I miss that)

    Owning music made me a better listener (and I miss that)

  • Dungeon Crawler Carl Review: The Perfect Low-Effort Read

    Dungeon Crawler Carl Review: The Perfect Low-Effort Read

  • 2026 Is the New 2016 (And I Think I Know Why)

    2026 Is the New 2016 (And I Think I Know Why)

  • Why David Guetta’s Cheesy 2010s Dance Music Worked (And Still Does)

    Why David Guetta’s Cheesy 2010s Dance Music Worked (And Still Does)

  • A Court of Thorns and Roses Saved My Reading Habit

    A Court of Thorns and Roses Saved My Reading Habit

  • Grimes Just Dropped Artificial Angels, and It’s Pure Chaos (Obviously)

    Grimes Just Dropped Artificial Angels, and It’s Pure Chaos (Obviously)

  • Gangnam Style: How Psy got everyone horse dancing and caused  world peace in 2012

    Gangnam Style: How Psy got everyone horse dancing and caused world peace in 2012

  • 2006- NME dictated indie cool in an era of dying media

    2006- NME dictated indie cool in an era of dying media

  • Easy A & The Scarlet Letter: Slut-Shaming then and now

    Easy A & The Scarlet Letter: Slut-Shaming then and now

  • 2011 Club Music Revisited: Rihanna, Calvin Harris, and the Anthem That Stuck

    2011 Club Music Revisited: Rihanna, Calvin Harris, and the Anthem That Stuck

  • Cheap, Sticky, Iconic: 10 Beauty Products Every Millennial Used

    Cheap, Sticky, Iconic: 10 Beauty Products Every Millennial Used

  • I Gave Up on Dune Once — Here’s Why I’m addicted in 2025

    I Gave Up on Dune Once — Here’s Why I’m addicted in 2025

  • Why Kesha’s Tik Tok Became a Cultural Phenomenon; 2010 to 2025

    Why Kesha’s Tik Tok Became a Cultural Phenomenon; 2010 to 2025

  • 2015 to Now- Did Dazed Get It Right? Grimes, Drag, and K-Pop.

    2015 to Now- Did Dazed Get It Right? Grimes, Drag, and K-Pop.

  • Print Media Still Matters (to Me)

    Print Media Still Matters (to Me)

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