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Bret Easton Ellis’s Podcast is a Must-Listen
Bret Easton Ellis’s Podcast is a Must-Listen
By Erin Clifford
August 12, 2014

The controversial author discusses everything from screenwriting to Sex and the City with everyone from Chuck Klosterman to Kanye West.

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Minimalism and Yeezus
Minimalism and Yeezus
By Ian Bourland
August 09, 2013

Kanye West claims he's “a minimalist in a rapper’s body,” but is Yeezus really an heir to minimalism?

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Jay Z and Kanye West: Too Cultured for Rap?
Jay Z and Kanye West: Too Cultured for Rap?
By Dolapo Ladeinde
August 07, 2013

Jay Z and Kanye West may have gone from the block to the Basel, but have they alienated their core audience along the way?

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Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: Chuck Klosterman at BookCourt
Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: Chuck Klosterman at BookCourt
By Kate Gavino
July 11, 2013

A weekly series that celebrates everyone’s favorite part of the author reading: the Q&A. This week, Chuck Klosterman discusses Yeezus and the literary value of ‘shrooms.

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Dick Whitman, Meet Yeezy: A Kanye/Don Draper Quote Quiz
Dick Whitman, Meet Yeezy: A Kanye/Don Draper Quote Quiz
By Kate Gavino
June 11, 2013

See if you can tell the men apart based solely on their pearls of wisdom. And if you fail? It never happened. It will shock you how much it never happened.

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G Thang: 9 Rappers and the NYC Subway Lines They Embody
G Thang: 9 Rappers and the NYC Subway Lines They Embody
By Kate Gavino
February 20, 2013

Whether you’re waiting on a desolate G-train platform or crossing the Williamsburg Bridge on the J, it’s easy to let your mind wander on the MTA. Eventually, you can’t help but wonder: if this line was a rapper, who would it be?

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