JS Rafaeli
The Jordanian Cartoonist Trying to Tackle Extremism with Comic Books
Extremist groups package terrorism as heroism, but Suleiman Bakhit wants to counter that by giving young Arab Muslims an entirely different set of heroes.
Being a Disabled Musician Is Still a Lot Harder Than It Should Be
When it's virtually impossible to access a venue, how are you supposed to get your music heard?
How Terror Tactics Are Evolving to Thwart State Surveillance
The 'Charlie Hebdo' attacks highlight the futility of spying on literally everyone in the hope of hearing something about a bomb.
The 'Black Mirror' Christmas Special Is All About the Endless Torture of Mandatory Fun
It's like a Samuel Beckett play for the Facebook generation, or a Radiohead song with better jokes.
Fabric Is Staying Open, but Now Has to Follow a Bunch of Self-Defeating Rules
To keep its licence, the venue agreed to bump up security to avoid drug-related casualties inside the club. Only, all that means is that people will just take all their drugs before they get in, which is is surely far more dangerous.
Bobby Keys Was History's Hardest-Partying Saxophonist
I spoke to Joe Ely, a friend of the late Rolling Stones horn player, about their time in West Texas's honky-tonks and their legendary escapades fueled by booze and little white pills.
We Spoke to Afrika Bambaataa About Hip-Hop, Afrofuturism, and 'Bewitched'
"We're just sitting in the middle of space—the middle of the universe. Really, we're all extraterrestrials."
These Guys Flew to Liberia to 'Cure' Ebola Patients with Homeopathy
There was no way the authorities were going to let Ebola patients be treated with sugar pills soaked in water.
The Early Days of London's Fabric Nightclub
In honor of the 15th anniversary of the London institution, we met with co-founder Keith Reilly to discuss the club's history.
Performers in London’s 'Racist' Human Zoo Exhibit are Angry It's Been Shut Down
An art installation that explored the legacy of European colonialism was cancelled after an anti-racism demonstration, but black performers say protesters missed the point.
Performers in London's 'Racist' Human Zoo Exhibit Are Angry It's Been Shut Down
Activists halted a show candidly exploring the legacy of European colonialism, and before anyone could assess the piece's merits, a bevy of black actors in London lost their jobs.
What Scottish Indie Musicians Think of Independence
Scotland is on its way to the polls to decide whether to be an independent country. While that's happening, read some analysis from the makers of melancholy but catchy, literate but tender, epic but understated indie rock.