Pig sex! Pulling teeth! Boar on the Floor! TV’s all-time most uncomfortable scenes

From Peep Show to Half Man, some of the best television can be the hardest to watch. Get ready to look through your fingers at these supremely squirm-inducing scenes ...
The New Yorker

Attention Must Be Paid

The once cancelled producer Scott Rudin has staked his own comeback on making her the First Lady of American Theatre.

Michael Jackson’s Music Was Too Big to Be Canceled

The pop superstar, who is the subject of the new movie “Michael,” faced several sexual abuse allegations. But the songs he ...
The New Yorker

The Death of Afrika Bambaataa and the Afterlife of Hip-Hop

Afrika Bambaataa passed away in early April, reportedly of prostate cancer, at the age of sixty-eight. His legend is a split ...

Devo’s Bob Mothersbaugh on accidental hits, audience provocations and the de-evolution of guitar

Devo's uncontrollable urge to make new noise sired a new-wave sound with a puckish punk energy. The ’70s wasn't ready for ...