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Positivity As Tension: On Kim Kardashian’s Marriage
From its password-protected tumblr past to a purple-hued Faber present, Charles Whalley re-examines Sam Riviere's latest collection — Kim Kardashian's Marriage — via data processing, flarf (and post-flarf) poetry, the commodification of the self and the cultural tragedy of reality vs. expectation. (Image by Yung Jake)
Black Sky Thinking
Nazi Rhetoric & The Dangerous Power Of The Waning Sun
Battered by Leveson and out of place in a swiftly-changing era of British politics, The Sun is arguably a lesser force than once it was. Yet, argues Joe Kennedy, Katie Hopkins' reprehensible comments on immigration and the complicity of newspaper staff who employ her suggest that as it declines the tabloid is lashing out with increasingly dangerous views
A Quietus Interview
You Have To Fight For Change: Algiers Interviewed
Politicised trio Algiers come roaring out of the American South with a righteous and heady mix of gospel, Rowland S Howard guitar noise and a drum machine. They speak to Luke Turner about the cultural void of Atlanta, colonialism, racism and the apathy of their peers
Baker's Dozen
Low End Theories: Palehorse’s Favourite Bass Albums
Before their appearance at Desertfest at the Camden Underworld this weekend, uber-heavy bass guitar maestros James Bryant and John Atkins of Palehorse salute their favourite bass albums with Kiran Acharya (and even include one that has no bass guitar at all)
Black Sky Thinking
Join The Chant? Pop’s Endlessly Problematic Relationship With Politics
As senior columnists and musicians complain that younger generations are no longer both musically and politically engaged, David Stubbs argues that rock and pop have never been the defiantly countercultural revolutionary corps that many claim
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Poetry Column: The Morals Of A Meat Slicer — Sam Riviere On Minnis, Leon & Seidel
In the second instalment of his new column on contemporary poetry (abstractly titled 'Poetry Column'), Sam Riviere considers the writings of Chelsey Minnis, Frederick Seidel & Jon Leon from the starting point of Leon's own seemingly-innocuous declaration — taking in privilege, obscurity vs. self-exposure and the poet's own contempt for poetry en route — ‘Art is redemptive’
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“How Do You Love Garbage?” Atticus Lish Interviewed
Lauren Oyler sits down with PEN/Faulkner Award-winning novelist Atticus Lish to discuss a simultaneous influence and eschewing of minimalism, the secondary nature of language, and the gift of autonomy in relation to his full-length debut — Preparation For The Next Life — via sartorial guidance and looking for ninjas in the phone book
