MINOR AT HEART
Photographer Chris Steele-Perkins and Wolverhampton’s sound systems, 1978
The V&A East’s “The Music Is Black: A British Story” doesn’t shy away from probing the effects that widespread anti-immigrant sentiment have had on Black British music culture and artistry over the years. It includes an evocative photo shot by Chris Steele-Perkins in Wolverhampton in 1978.
Milton Glaser’s psychedelic art for The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
In the late 1960s, the legendary artist created an appropriately effervescent illustration for Tom Wolfe's reporting on LSD.
Liz Pelly and Spotify’s “ghost artists for hire”
Journalist Liz Pelly discussed her new book on Spotify with WYNC’s John Schaefer at the New York Public Library.
It took a long, long, long time
Chasing criminals west of the Schuylkill
More stories than we could use
An all-comics issue of the Sunday New York Times Magazine isn't exactly what I hoped it would be.
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Dominic Umile lives, writes, and drinks in Brooklyn, NY. His criticism and features have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Reader, Hyperallergic, and more. Get in touch.