9 Books We’re Reading This Month
Timothy White
February 24, 2015
Reading, right? I know, it takes forever, you can’t cheat your way through it, and you have to read all by yourself. Something we often
Reading, right? I know, it takes forever, you can’t cheat your way through it, and you have to read all by yourself. Something we often
Movies are a great source of information. They teach us about science and love and drugs, and grant us access to other worlds. And by
Sub-zero temperatures, break-ups, cold and flu season, spending time with family, blizzards, people talking about sports: these are all reasons to abandon society, lock yourself
Congratulations, you have reached the dead of winter. You have survived the underwhelming “Snowpocalypse” and that calls for an artistic revolution. Fuel your imagination with
Oh my, winter is here — and it sucks. I mean, it really, really, sucks. I almost froze to death buying dumplings three days ago.
Every December and January the blogosphere bursts with the best songs, albums, artists, tracks, etc. and it’s really, sort of, exciting. If you’re on your
Curated by Tim I have watched a lot of movies this year. Probably too many. Especially for someone who is basically broke (my mother would
Curated by Nicole 2014 has been an interesting year for film music. All the usual suspects — Hans Zimmer (Interstellar and The Amazing Spider-Man 2),
Curated by Eva 2014 was an exciting year for film. I’ve recently been brought into a Sunday afternoon tradition of taking a trip to the movies.
Curated by Nasa, Justin, and Shea. With the new year on the horizon, looking back on the past year is inevitable — everyone gets swept up
Curated by Danielle Everyone had their eyes on Hip Hop in 2014: how the world would react to the “Anaconda“ cover (and how Nicki would react to
Going home for the holidays is cool because you get to spend time with your family and the friends you may not see on a
CMJ is around the corner and in order to get the full experience, you’re going to need a couple things: the official schedule, the app,
Is there anything creepier than leaving a movie theater or a friend’s apartment after watching a scary movie? The sky always looks extra dark, modes of public
What makes a movie a cult classic? Well, first, it needs to be rejected by the mainstream. Then it’s often forgotten, only to be discovered by
Okay, Halloween is approaching and you have no clue what you should be. You don’t really want to be dressed like everyone else, you might
Vivid color palettes, disruptive charm, surreal landscapes, intimacy that flirts with desperation — these are just a few of the threads connecting this collection of
FPopular Canadian culture is kind of sad, and kind of hilarious, but mostly sad. Yeah, sad is the adjective I’m going to go with here.
Since Ferguson, Missouri has recently turned into what would appear to be an actual war-zone, a good amount of our current dialogue has appropriately shifted from meaningless repartee to
So, we figured at Alt Citizen that it was time to make a list of our favorite podcasts. Now, these are my own favorites, and
Sometimes life is boring. Sometimes things get weird and you need a fresh new perspective. So I have compiled a list of films that will
Since you’ve obviously spent the first half of the summer tackling Tim’s list of vacation books, we’ve decided to make an accompanying list of movies. Truth
Last month, GQ sat down with the world’s most interesting and sought after man, Kanye West. In the interview he clears up some of those
2+0+1+4 = 7 music videos you should be checking out stat. In alphabetical order: 1. Mykki Blanco – “She Gutta” Post-apocalyptic visuals depicting gang culture,
Hip hop has evolved into one of the most diverse musical genres in the world. We drew up a list of some up and coming
I think most film-goers will agree that the first half of 2014 has been on-point with quality releases. Long-standing director favorites like Wes Anderson, Lars
As Shea pointed out, 2014 has been somewhat lukewarm in terms of music releases that are really capturing our attention and keep us listening over
While 2014 has yet to stack up to last year’s lineup of consistently great releases, we’ve still digested an impressive amount of music in the last
The live music might have ended on Sunday, but there are still plenty of awesome films to enjoy before the Northside Festival officially comes to a close
In sensible circles, 4Chan is dismissed for its racism, its porn of dubious legality, its gore- and furry-oriented content. But it does differ from board
On my first day of journalism school, my professor, the late Jerry Gladman, said something like, “If you want to see someone conduct a great
Happy Birthday, Sofia Coppola! The ever-so-lovely director (and also, writer, producer, model, actress, muse, Goddess, close friend of Marc Jacobs, and endlessly talented person) turns