Cultural Capital
On the Picket Line With TV Writers Outside Disney’s Money Pitch
At the WGA picket line, even staff writers on big shows say gigs don't pay enough, and are unreliable.
The Tyranny of Ticket Apps Must End
We were doing just fine with PDFs and barcodes!
Liturgy Survived the Subculture Wars
Heaven and earth at the back of the TV Eye.
Frost Children and the Cruelty of Hype
At a live show, the hyperpop duo strained to deliver their new album's best moments.
Solange Brings Gospel Royalty Together at BAM
"Glory to Glory" presented a survey of Black worship music.
Needles In Your Ears, Radical History On Your Mind
Standing on the Corner hosts auricular acupuncture sessions inspired by the Young Lords.
Purp Wants You to Bop Along to Some Club Beats
Welcome to Leave Your Apartment, a regular column in which Hell Gate asks one in-the-know New Yorker where to go out in the next two weeks.
Skrillex Week With the Subway DJ
Hanging out with Naveh Halperin, aka the Subway DJ, I learned how he makes a moment happen.
Meet Zoe Anderson Norris, the ‘Nellie Bly You’ve Never Heard Of’
Norris, who dubbed herself the "Queen of Bohemia," exposed the injustices of post-Gilded Age New York City—by going undercover.
As the Clock Strikes 10:30, Dweller’s Reading Becomes a Rave
How the Black techno festival entices ravers into doing their homework.
