Say Yes! A Tribute to Elliott Smith
October 7, 2016 3:42 am Leave your thoughtsElliott Smith’s tragically brief life has held an outsized musical and cultural influence. For evidence, one only needs to visit the mural ... More
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Author Archives for Jan-Willem Dikkers
Emilie Regnier
October 5, 2016 4:07 am Leave your thoughtsPhotographer Emilie Regnier spent most of her childhood in West and Central Africa, and situates her photo series Hair in her then ... More
Vince Staples
October 4, 2016 5:10 am Leave your thoughtsLong Beach native and rapper Vince Staples opens his newest EP, Prima Donna, by singing “This Little Light of Mine” with such ... More
The Birth of a Nation
October 4, 2016 4:07 am Leave your thoughtsNate Parker’s The Birth of a Nation is an unapologetic retelling of Nat Turner’s slave uprising in Virginia in 1831. The film ... More
American Honey
September 29, 2016 5:17 pm Leave your thoughtsStarring Shia LaBeouf alongside Riley Keough (The Runaways) and newcomer Sasha Lane, American Honey is director Andrea Arnold’s love letter to the ... More
Dennis Hopper: Polaroids
September 29, 2016 5:14 pm Leave your thoughtsProlific photographer, filmmaker and actor Dennis Hopper was a firm believer that art-making requires nothing more than intentional looking. He once said, ... More
The Moon 1968–1972
September 29, 2016 5:11 pm Leave your thoughtsThe moon’s austere beauty has captivated humans throughout history, but always across a vast distance—one that early scientists (and modern conspiracy theorists) ... More
Emma Kenney
September 29, 2016 3:53 pm Leave your thoughtsSeventeen-year-old actor Emma Kenney has starred as Debbie Gallagher on Showtime’s series Shameless (2011-2016) for seven years alongside Emmy Rossum, Steve Howey ... More
Anthony Hernandez
September 27, 2016 3:49 am Leave your thoughtsAnthony Hernandez has spent his 45-year career photographing Los Angeles and its environs, shifting his approach over the years both technically and ... More
Preoccupations
September 16, 2016 5:48 pm Leave your thoughtsFacing controversy over their politically-charged and contentious name, Viet Cong adopted a more neutral appellation for their sophomore album: Preoccupations. Thankfully, this ... More