Telekinesis Beats Himself Up
Michael Benjamin Lerner, the rock musician also known as Telekinesis, beats himself up for a laugh. Telekinesis' new album, Dormarion, is out this week.
Smells of 2012 with Apology's Jesse Pearson
Jesse Pearson, editor-in-chief of the new culture/lifestyle outlet Apology Magazine, tells about the smells of 2012…and a hot new cologne called “shame.”
Gumming-Up History
This week in 1891, Chicago entrepreneur William Wrigley began giving away bubble gum. Learn about how he turned this chewy afterthought into a billion-dollar model of marketing...and then blow bubbles in this custom cocktail.
A Lyrically Lingering List from Generationals
Ted Joyner and Grant Widmer, a.k.a. New Orleans indie rock duo Generationals, have been churning out bright, inviting guitar pop for a half-decade. Their latest album is called "Heza." They spin a soundtrack full of breezy tracks, and lyrics that linger.
Julia Sweeney goes from SNL to SUV Strollers
The former SNL star turned solo-performer and author gives out unambiguous etiquette answers on child-rearing and drinking with the boss.
Urban Salt Mines in the Sky
When Sarah Sproule realized that much of New York City's sea salt was shipped in from hundreds of miles away, she decided to make her own - locally - on the roof of a building in Midtown Manhattan.
Kelly Oxford Shares a Magically Quirky Essay
Kelly Oxford's irreverent web commentary -- about everything from young motherhood to Madonna -- has earned her 500,000 Twitter followers, and a growing stack of Hollywood deals. This week, her new collection of offbeat personal essays, entitled Everything is Perfect When You're a Liar hits shelves. Here's one that's pure magic.
Writer Mary Roach Sheds Light on the Hidden World of Digestion
Eva Mendes Describes the Hard-to-Describe, Reads Like an Egyptian
Eva Mendes' newest film, The Place Beyond the Pines, is dark and ambitious; it follows a beleaguered stunt man (Ryan Gosling) and the people (like Eva's character) who have to live in the wake of his violence. She tells Rico about the project, her particularly hard-to-describe condition, and how to read like an Egyptian.
Rogue Wave - College
One For The Road: Rogue Wave, "College"