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<p>Nicholas Russell is a writer from Las Vegas.</p>


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The new Alchem-E Gold Ex drum set, made by Zildjian.

Life Lessons

Tom-Tom C’est Moi

26 March 2024, Baden-Württemberg, Rottweil: Cowslips grow in a wooded area near a stream near Rottweil. Photo: Silas Stein/dpa

Science

What Is The Human Composting Industry Trying To Grow?

Aaron Pierre's character in Rebel Ridge, surrounded by police

Arts And Culture

‘Rebel Ridge’ Is As Sharp As Revenge Thrillers Get

Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump leaves the stage during a commercial break as he participates in the first presidential debate of the 2024 elections with US President Joe Biden at CNN's studios in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 27, 2024.

Interviews

‘Know Your Enemy’ Host Matt Sitman Talks About Covering Politics Without Becoming A Hack

Chief Technology Officer of X Elon Musk speaks onstage during the "Exploring the New Frontiers of Innovation: Mark Read in Conversation with Elon Musk" session at the Lumiere Theatre during the Cannes Lions International Festival Of Creativity 2024 - Day Three on June 19, 2024 in Cannes, France.

Politics

Elon Musk Keeps Digging In

‘Longlegs’ Can’t Quite Carry The Weight Of Expectations

Conner O'Malley performing in his latest stand-up special

Conner O’Malley’s New Special Exposes The Dark Heart Of Techno-Optimism

End of life petrol and diesel cars and vans are piled on top of one another as they wait to be recycled in a car scrapyard on November 29, 2022 in Glastonbury, England. The UK scraps over one million cars a year and many more petrol and diesel cars will need to be taken off the road if the Government is to reach its target for the number of electric cars to be reached.

Mods Asleep

I Will Drive This Fucked-Up Car Until One Of Us Dies

Music

Cindy Lee’s ‘Diamond Jubilee’ Is A Gift Worth Savoring

Wooden and iron spoons lie on the table at the folk museum, Kovpakivka village, Mahdalynivka district, Dnipropetrovsk Region, central Ukraine.

The Fork And Spoon Method To A Better Life

Englishmen in Paris gathered in Galignani’s library, 1820. English gentlemen read books, newspapers and periodicals. Doctor Syntax discovered by his wife in a bookshop. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Charles Williams from Doctor Syntax in Paris; or a Tour in Search of the Grotesque, W. Wright, London, 1820.

“It Really Matters If Somebody Has Bad Taste”: An Interview With Book Critic Becca Rothfeld

The Sphere on the Las Vegas Strip is seen displaying Super Bowl LVIII signage ahead of Super Bowl LVIII on February 08, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Super Bowl Before The Crunch

The main character giving a speech in Origin

‘Origin’ Fails As Both Homework And Entertainment

The Harvard Book Store in Cambridge, MA on October 25, 2021.

What Comes After The Post-Crisis Reading List?

Antique print of whalers harpooning a sperm whale off New Bedford, Massachusetts. The print is from 1910.

A Year In Pursuit Of Moby Dick

A collection of triangular shapes in Michael Heizer's City installation

Art In The Middle Of Nowhere Is Still Somewhere

Thousands of pro-Palestinian protestors gather as they demonstrate against Israeli war on Gaza calling for a ceasefire at Sergelstorg Square in Stockholm, Sweden, October 22, 2023.

What Happens After The Rally Ends?

Cosplayer Devan Blake dressed as Valak from "The Conjuring" attends the 2019 Comic-Con International on July 18, 2019 in San Diego, California.

Defector At The Movies

They’ll Just Keep Conjuring That Garbage

Hey It's That Guy

Lois Smith Is Too Cool To Be Hollywood’s Grandma

The ‘Slough House’ Series Lets Spies Be The Losers They Are

Can Benny Safdie Just Make Himself Into A Character Actor?

Life's Rich Pageant

Everyone At The Christian Influencer Convention Was Trapped

Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling in the film Barbie

‘Barbie’ Was Born Out Of The Anxiety Of Modern Filmmaking

Stephen Root Knows What Lurks Beneath The Everyman

Promotional image for Matthew McConaughey's Art Of Livin' event featuring McConaughey, Tony Robbins, Dean Graziosi, and Trent Shelton