MINOR AT HEART
A lot of it was happening at Slugs’
In his February 2025 cover story for The Nation, musician and writer Ethan Iverson explores the legacy of Slugs’ and the thrilling jazz of the era.
Harmony above all: Visiting jazz kissas
Alex Halberstadt writes for Stereophile about the jazz kissas—both new and old—he visited on a recent trip to Japan.
One of the last bastions of wordless storytelling
The New Yorker’s art editor Françoise Mouly discusses Adrian Tomine and other contributors.
It was safer to put your head down
A comic by Matt Huynh called "Cabramatta" draws on his experiences as the son of refugees and spending his childhood near an open-air drug market.
ABOUT
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.