Alana Harper

Soundtrack of the Universe

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RememberJanna Levin? She’s the astrophysicist and writer who talked to Kurt last year about that crazy psychedelic Swiss particle accelerator called the Large Hadron Collider. When she’s not teaching classes at Columbia University or writing science-inspired historical fiction, she’s listening to the sweet sounds of black holes (and no, that’s not a new band from […]

Johannes Brahms v. Tony the Tiger

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Staff Pick: The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl

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Our Favorite Photo Remixes

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Video: Inking an Epic

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Ghetto Brothers: Latin Garage Rock

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In the 1960s, a group of guys in the Bronx were inspired by the Black Panthers and Puerto Rican nationalism to organize. They were called the Ghetto Brothers, and when they weren’t …

American Woman: Breaking Barriers, Breaking Ground

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Wigs, skulls, and upper class woes inspired three artists — Cindy Sherman, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Edith Wharton — to challenge what it meant to be a woman in the 20th century. In hon…

Stoners Get Real in High Maintenance

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Created in 2012 by husband and wife team Ben Sinclair and Katja Blichfeld, the web series follows an anonymous pot dealer (played by Sinclair) as he makes deliveries all over New Yo…

“Saved by the Bell” Meets Feminist Theorist Bell Hooks

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The work of leftist cultural critic bell hooks meets the TV series “Saved by the Bell” on the internet’s best new blog. 

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Black Banjo Gathering

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The Carolina Chocolate Drops have been getting a lot of attention for being young African-American musicians embracing and re-inventing old-timey Americana. This spring, creators and fans of this style of music got together at the Black Banjo Gathering in Boone, in the mountains of North Carolina. Produced by Alana Harper.