Feb
16
Tony Bennett, MTV Star
How an aging crooner reinvented himself in the music video era
56 min read
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Aug
27
When MTV Took Over Times Square
On the curious time capsule that was the MTV photobooth
10 min read
Aug
23
When MTV Was Still Finding Its Footing
As it turns 40, here's a look at the network's post-launch but pre-explosion period
10 min read
Jul
31
Casci Ritchie on Telling the Story of Prince Through His Clothes
An interview with the author about her new book, “On His Royal Badness: The Life and Legacy of Prince’s Fashion”
17 min read
Jul
02
AMA no. 2
First birthday edition
16 min read
May
31
Madonna v. Metro Toronto Police
Torontonians past and present talk “Truth or Dare” and the night of May 29, 1990
14 min read
Apr
02
March Postmortem
Solange! Satan! Substack!
10 min read
Feb
17
Jonas Åkerlund Talks 10 Years of Britney's 'Hold It Against Me'
"She was at that place where she had a lot to say about her situation."
14 min read
Feb
14
Beyoncé, Taylor, and the Art of Planting Seeds
What can "Life Is But a Dream" (2013) tell us about "Miss Americana" (2020) a year after the latter's release?
17 min read
Jan
23
Larry King Wanted to Know About Your Name
The mythology behind the mononym, if you will
3 min read