Max Hill
Album Reviews: Run the Jewels, Austra, and a throwback to Michael Jackson
July 8, 2013Run the Jewels – Run the Jewels El-P and Killer Mike have reason to celebrate. The rappers each released knockout LPs last year: El-P’s Cancer 4 Cure (featuring Killer Mike) and Killer Mike’s R.A.P. Music (produced by El-P). Their symbiotic relationship is further explored on Run the Jewels, a lushly produced and entertaining collaboration that’s light on the social commentary and heavy on the witty lyrical boasts. Run the Jewels only runs about 30 minutes — a blip in the world of hip-hop LPs — but its relatively short running time is one of its biggest advantages. Each track on the…
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DOMA deemed unconstitutional
July 8, 2013The United States Supreme Court has ruled Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act — which prohibited same-sex couples from legal recognition as ‘spouses’ — as “unconstitutional.” In their ruling, which narrowly passed by a 5–4 vote, the Court…
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Album Reviews: Fuck Buttons, These New Puritans, and a throwback to Madvillain
July 1, 2013Fuck Buttons — Slow Focus Fuck Buttons’ newest record, Slow Focus, is about as aptly named as any album you’re likely to listen to this year. Made up of seven tracks — the longest of which clocks in at over 10…
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Printed books far better than e-book counterparts
July 1, 2013By Max Hill Photos by Vaikunthe Banerjee I’m not against technology. I’m a self-described Apple nerd, and the internet has long served as my third — and easily most irresponsible — parent. But the rising popularity of e-books, and the…
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AMA officially recognizes obesity as a disease
July 1, 2013The American Medical Association (AMA), the largest association of medical doctors in the United States, has recently voted in favour of recognizing obesity as “a disease state with multiple pathophysiological aspects.” The World Health Organization, Food and Drug Administration and…
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Album Reviews: Kanye West, Sigur Ros, and a throwback to Joni Mitchell
June 24, 2013Kanye West — Yeezus “I think that’s a responsibility that I have, to push boundaries, to show people: ‘This is the level that things could be at.’ So when you get something that has the name Kanye West on it,…
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Vinyl Countdown
June 24, 2013In our modern era characterized by ten-second download times, microscopic MP3 players, and casually thrown-together workout mixes, it’s hard to think of a time where the act of buying and listening to music was one that required patience. Though the…
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Album Reviews: Boards of Canada, Deafhaven, and a throwback to My Bloody Valentine
June 17, 2013Boards of Canada — Tomorrow's Harvest Named in part after The National Film Board of Canada, Boards of Canada is made up of brothers Mike Sandison and Marcus Eoin, who have used their unique blend of techno, downtempo and…
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The Fore-Playlist: 10 songs to get you in the mood
June 17, 2013The mix-tape: it’s been the choice aphrodisiac of disc jockeys, record store snobs and your parents since the 70s. There’s something about a handpicked selection of soulful singles that still has the power to get your figurative and literal juices…
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Under lock and key
June 17, 2013Back in high school, my maleness often served as an all-access backstage pass to the more mercilessly misogynistic quips that my fellow classmates would share (when they were, of course, sure there were no women around). I’ve heard them all:…
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