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She’s Not What She Seems: Lana Del Rey

Rick Ross and the end of hip-hop cred

Illuminati conspiracy theories and pop music

An appreciation of The New Yorker’s David Grann

Hearing Voices: James Blake

Jogging in Lanvin with Kanye West

What makes a horrible movie great

Joanna Newsom wants your undivided attention

How Gomorrah tore up the mob-movie rulebook

The strange conservative streak in 30 Rock

‘No Homo’ in hip-hop

How smart is Lady Gaga?

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Profile of Justin Timberlake

Profile of Jason Bateman

A reported essay on the Scream movies

Profile of Bradley Cooper

Profile of Robert Duvall

Profile of Todd Solondz

A reported essay on married-crimebuster movies

A reported essay on interracial-buddy-cop movies

A piece on blaxploitation cinema and Black Dynamite

“The Art of the Doodle”: A short piece on the artist David Shrigley

“Where do Dwarf-Eating Carp Come From?”: A feature on Tarn Adams and his brilliant, bizarre computer game, Dwarf Fortress

“If Your Life Were a Movie”: A profile of reality-adventure artist Brock Enright

“Legends of the Ball”: A short item on New York’s gay ballroom scene, accompanying a photo essay

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Profiles of Louis C.K., Diplo, Patrice O’Neal, Aziz Ansari, Das Racist, Phoenix, Mark Ronson, Danny McBride, Simon Pegg, Panda Bear, deadmau5 and Bruno Mars, among other writing.

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Cover Q+A: Ashton Kutcher

Q+A: Jared Leto

Q+A: Gavin Rossdale

Q+A: Rufus Wainwright

Q+A: Nicki Minaj 

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