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Black Dog

“The bond felt so strong I just didn’t want to let go.”

interviews Eddie Peng about his role in Guan Hu’s new film—and the canine friend he made in the process.

Elevator Music

Making sense of one hundred years of noise.

delivers a history of the music we always hear but never listen to. This piece was originally published on [Supernormal](https://daytenrose.substack.com/).

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A Taxonomy of Background Music

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The American Dream is a delicate thing.

unpacks his time spent on the Food Network reality series *Chef Dynasty: House of Fang*.

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Heal turn

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I’ve fallen in the moral gray area and I can’t get up!

on Industry S3 and breaking out of orbit. The following article contains spoilers for the third season of Industry.

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Industry’s escape velocity

Olympics

Rien de rien.

Diary of a spectator

Worst Song Ever

Listen at your own risk.

and friends of the Dirtyverse trawl the bottom of the musical barrel.

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Pandemic Cinema

Facing a cultural denial.

on film’s rejection—and embrace—of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Plague Cinema

Creatures of NYC

“Maybe this is what I needed to see.”

interviews Defector’s [Sabrina Imbler](https://x.com/aznfusion) about their new email newsletter.

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