The Aquarian

May 28, 2010 1

Fishing and shrimping is the foundation of Cajun society. If you’ve ever been to the Louisiana delta area, you’ll know...

Rand Paul and the Vacillations of Libertarianism

Patrick Slevin

Columns

May 24, 2010 9

Libertarianism, as far as I’ve been able to understand it, is as loose as you can be on, well, everything....

Oil Spill Sabotage: Why Do You ‘Have To Wonder’?

Patrick Slevin

Columns

May 3, 2010 13

In the days following the explosion in the Gulf Of Mexico of a BP oil rig, the news narrative gradually...

Nuclear Disarmament Be Damned: We’ve Still Got Trigger-Fingers

Patrick Slevin

Columns

April 12, 2010 0

There’s a lot to be said for the results of this year’s Nuclear Posture Review: a sizeable reduction in nuclear...

Good Intentions: Everybody On The Pile

Patrick Slevin

Columns

April 5, 2010 0

Obscure South Park references aside, I’ve got to get back to the ever-growing pile that’s on my desk. And that’s...

Obama’s Safety Net Is… War?

Patrick Slevin

Columns

March 30, 2010 1

Less than a week after signing into law one of the most contentious pieces of legislation in American history—government mandated...

The Census Consensus: Stand Up And Be Counted (Or Not)

Patrick Slevin

Columns

March 17, 2010 6

Perhaps the most glaring lunacy of the tea party movement—a questionably grassroots endeavor that takes its name from the Boston...

Burn Al Gore At The Stake! With Non-Renewable Fuel!

Patrick Slevin

Columns

March 8, 2010 6

There’s been a lot of seasonal blowback for the climate change crusader Al Gore. A United States with 49 states...

The Limits Of Sizism

Patrick Slevin

Columns

February 15, 2010 2

I sometimes have trouble looking for shoes. I’m about a size 12 or 13, depending, which is the traditional cusp...

Please, More Snow

Patrick Slevin

Columns

February 8, 2010 0

Seriously. America needs more heavy snowfall. And when I speak about America, I’m talking about the real America: Washington, D.C....

Features

Grayscale’s Core: ‘A Rock Band That Has Synths’

New Year & New Music From Roger Street Friedman

Jill Sobule Remains Fulfilled

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The Allman Betts Band—Keep On Growing

Reviews

The Spectacle of Phish at Madison Square Garden on NYE / December 31, 2024

Sam MacPherson at The Stone Pony / December 19, 2024

Getting Behind the Mule: Gov’t Mule at Beacon Theatre / December 30, 2024

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HOT ROCKS: New Releases from Green Day, Stone Temple Pilots, Liam Gallagher, DIO, and Sepultura

Columns

Makin Waves with The Weeklings: ‘Excited by the Results’

On The Record: The Pioneering Mills Brothers, plus Moby Grape’s Bob Mosley & Veteran Folkie John McCutcheon

Makin Waves: Dirty Jersey Dozen

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Queued Up: Exploring the World of Bong Joon-Ho (‘Parasite’), plus ‘Doctor Sleep,’ ‘The Siren,’ ‘Scandalous,’ ‘Untouchable,’ and more.

Live Events

Excellent Live Music for Mid-January in NYC

Cool Live Music for a Cold January Weekend in NYC

Discover New Live Music for the New Year in New York City

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Phish’s Mike Gordon & Jon Fishman Perform at Bernie Sanders Super Tuesday Rally

How An Oil Spill Destroyed A Culture

Rand Paul and the Vacillations of Libertarianism

Oil Spill Sabotage: Why Do You ‘Have To Wonder’?

Nuclear Disarmament Be Damned: We’ve Still Got Trigger-Fingers

Good Intentions: Everybody On The Pile

Obama’s Safety Net Is… War?

The Census Consensus: Stand Up And Be Counted (Or Not)

Burn Al Gore At The Stake! With Non-Renewable Fuel!

The Limits Of Sizism

Please, More Snow

#THROWBACK: Bob Dylan, August 3, 1995

Makin Waves with The Weeklings: ‘Excited by the Results’

Excellent Live Music for Mid-January in NYC

Grayscale’s Core: ‘A Rock Band That Has Synths’

Cool Live Music for a Cold January Weekend in NYC

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