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    Bienvenue a Hotel Dieu

    196 days ago by

    Shortly after relaunching this website, one of our editors came down with a mysterious illness. Here is the strange tale of what happened back at the end of August... read more

  • Riffin’ With Dan McCarthy

    197 days ago by

    In this episode of Riffin' we steal an interview with Dan McCarthy of McCarthy Trenching and get him chatting about Switzerland, sex, and his dreams of building a combination squash Court/smokehouse. Dan has played with handfuls of Omaha's best bands including Neva Dinova, The Good Life, and Bright Eyes. Check out McCarthy Trenching's great new record "Fresh Blood" out on Slumber Party Records.

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    MagaScene: a Chat with
    Working Class Magazine

    213 days ago by

    Since 2007 I have found myself eagerly awaiting each new issue of the Brooklyn-based quarterly web and print magazine Working Class. While each installment may revolve around a different theme, they’re all certain to include unique fashion spreads and art features -- and with their gathering of store profiles and street interviews, Working Class has succeeded in creating an accurate portrayal of Brooklyn. In their own words, “Working Class represents a community of local artists in New York. With New York as our vibrant – and sometimes brutal – backdrop, Working Class taps the pulse of the art world and discusses why we all stick around.” Editor-in-Chief Marcel Dagenais let me pick his brain on what running his magazine entails. read more

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    School of Hard Knox
    Officially Out of Session

    227 days ago by

    Upon returning from a trip to Italy during which he gathered information for his Rolling Stone piece on the Amanda Knox trial, TTH contributor Nathaniel Rich was convinced the American studying abroad had played no part in her roommate's murder. In his reaction to her overturned verdict, Rich points out that while many have maligned Italy's legal system over the course of this trial, Knox in fact may be quite lucky to have been tried there. read more

  • Riffin’ with Jowe Head

    253 days ago by

    We recently caught up with indie rock godfather Jowe Head who was a member of seminal UK indie acts Swell Maps and Television Personalities as well as several great solo projects. His stage name is derived from Birmingham slang for "weirdo" but he's one of the friendliest talkative gentlemen you could hope to meet as you'll see in our quick chat about touring, mornings and the afterlife.

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    Plimpton, Play-by-Play: A Chat with the Directors of Plimpton!

    294 days ago by

    If ever there lived a man deserving of the documentary treatment, it’s George Plimpton. Godfather of participatory journalism, founding editor of The Paris Review, and legendary bon vivant, his life begs retelling. So when the time finally arrived for the tale of the legendary raconteur to be committed to celluloid, it inevitably took shape in as pleasantly bizarre a fashion as any Plimpton devotee could hope. read more

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