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Life and death at Balthazar

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A stumble and a shake-up. 

explores why the biggest names in tennis footwear are losing the confidence of the players who wear them.

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The state of the tennis sneaker 

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Slouching toward Trad-lehem.

on maintaining hetero-neutrality while America watches *Love Island*.

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Single and vulnerable

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An eerily predictive “eco-cybernoia” film gets the Criterion treatment.

in conversation with Shu Lea Cheang, director of *Fresh Kill* (1994).

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100% rotten

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Warped Tour diaries 2007-2008

is the author of Tattooed, Pierced, & Fucked-Up: A Scene Memoir 2004–2008. Pre-order it now from [Dirt](https://shop.dirt.fyi/products/pre-order-tattooed-pierced-fucked-up-a-scene-memoir-2004-2008).

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I hate pop-punk

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A post-mortem on New York City’s weed underground.

is the author of the new novel, Sourland. Here, she remembers a kingpin whose dog she used to walk.

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The Service

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Who would you complain about? 

on whether we hate the gate, the gatekeeper, or BOTH. 

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If you fired your agent...

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"We thought we could build it back."

in conversation with Isaac Butler about censorship, public funding, and the mistakes institutions keep repeating.

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