Devo front man Mark Mothersbaugh on his latest art project, his oldest obsessions, and the continuing story of de-evolution.
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Spoils of the Culture Wars
John Kerry’s failure brought the world to Tom Frank’s door.
A Neo-Futurist Never Looks Back
A profile of Greg Allen, founder of the Neo-Futurists, in midlife.
The Bard of Baghdad
Against all advice, a theater vet and two precocious teens team up to bring Saddam Hussein’s first novel to the stage.
Bill, Jim, Abe, and Me
Touring American history with Sarah Vowell, the country’s most self-absorbed docent.
You’re Reliving All Over Me
Dinosaur Jr is reuniting to promote reissues of its first three albums. Too bad–those records deserve better.
The Sky Has Fallen
Seattle’s A Frames play the music you’ll be listening to in your bomb shelter.
Dollhouses of Death
A photo exhibit in Frances Glessner Lee’s childhood home provides an intimate look at the remarkably precise crime-scene models she built in the 40s and 50s.
Three Likembes and a Wooden Microphone
With a few thumb pianos, junkyard percussion, and a homemade PA, the Congolese band Konono No. 1 is gaining a worldwide rep.
So Long, Second City
Why did Dan Bakkedahl throw away what every improviser in Chicago would kill for?
The Cubbalist
Rabbi Byron Sherwin knows how to lift the Cubs’ curse. But don’t ask him to do it.
Cruel to Our Kind
Trap Door’s latest, a rarity by Austrian nihilist Werner Schwab, lets humanity have it but good.
Uday’s Hypnotist
Mesmerizing Uday: A local hypnotist fondly remembers his time in the service of Saddam’s son.
A Strange Hell
Tolkien’s tidy war, brought to life more faithfully than ever in a new extended box set.
The Underachiever
Janet Desaulniers blew a book deal with Knopf, and boy is she glad.