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GOOD Projects
Project: Make a Sleep Music Playlist
What are the soothing sounds that help you relax?
Culture
Shut Up, Moby: How the "But I'm a Vegan" Problem Is Ruining Progressives
The techno grandaddy's recent bout of digital bigotry highlights a major issue among so-called liberals.
Culture
How I Learned to Hate Transgender People
Be it music, movies, or TV, American culture just can't get enough of mocking transgender people. Here's why that needs to stop.
Culture
America Is Dying Slowly: Talking About Hip-Hop After Trayvon Martin
Rap music doesn’t get unarmed kids shot to death, “it’s different” does.
Culture
Down with the Clown: Why Your Hatred of Juggalos Is Toxic and Dumb
Mocking the annual juggalo music festival is all the rage anymore. When did mean-spirited classism become fashionable?
Culture
Kanye Is Wrong: His Murdered Woman Video Is Totally Misogynistic
Kanye West's new video, in which the props are murdered women, is misogynistic, regardless of what the rapper says.
Culture
Why the Indie Music World Hates Lana Del Rey
Authenticity is used to create indie’s borders, while elite tastemakers serve as border patrol.
Culture
He Needs Intervention, She's a Punchline: The Celeb Addict Double Standard
Amy Winehouse's death makes it clear there's no swag or sympathy involved with being a drug-addicted female rock star.
Culture
How Jay-Z Inspired a Generation of Hustlers
Jay-Z is to black male millennials what Oprah is to... everyone else.
Culture
Check Your Emotional Baggage in Exchange for a Song
Life's rough, but a friendly stranger might know the right song to cheer you up.
Culture
Obama's Not a "Terrorist," But Lupe Fiasco Has a Point
The rapper's assessment of Obama is wrong, but he's right in saying that some American actions breed hatred.
Culture
Bad Girl: Does M.I.A. Live Up to Her Revolutionary Claims?
While M.I.A.’s music could be the kind of heady stuff that prompts people to organize around social change, this clearly hasn’t happened.
Culture
Intermission: Hey You! What Are You Listening To?
A guy walks the streets of New York asking pedestrians with headphones what they're listening to. Enjoy the awesome video he made.
Culture
Four Gil Scott-Heron Songs to Remember the Man
His music fueled more than a few protests and counter-culture campaigns, and his best song is an argument against government spending. Watch it.
Culture
Show and Sell: How the Changing Music Industry Demands Better Performances
The days of your favorite artists selling records and offering lackluster stage shows are over.
Culture
The Hidden Economics of Oakland's Rap Bohemia
Are these starving hip-hop artists in Oakland underdogs—or the 1 percent of the no-budget rap game?
News
Can a Slumchella Music Fest Empower Kenya's Poor?
Kenyan activists are riffing off the popular music festival to protest Ethiopia’s largest infrastructure project to date.
Design
This Bike Generates Music While You Cruise the City
Ready to marry your loves of vinyl and biking? This is the bike for you.
