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Avatar: The Last Airbender first aired 14 years ago today. It unites audiences and themes that reverberate across the spectrums of young and old, critic and skeptic, and jovial and serious. It blends a unique array of serious issues, including ...

I know that there’s supposed to be an infinite number of universes containing an infinite number of possibilities, but I refuse to believe that there is any timeline in which Sharon Van Etten is not a rock star. There’s no ...

As is the case with most live televised events these days, last year’s Grammys were met with a combination of disappointment and outrage. The disappointment came from the generally underwhelming nature of the night, which featured too many performances by ...

I know what you’re thinking: it’s almost February, isn’t it a little late for another best of 2018 list? And you’re right! Pitchfork, Stereogum, and all of those other big outlets beat me to the punch by almost three months. ...

Lip colors have been the bane of my makeup bag since the very beginning of my makeup-wearing days. From texture to tone to staying power, it seems like they’re the hardest product to get right, and, when they’re wrong, there’s ...

You know, winter has the potential to be a truly fantastic season. It’s front-loaded with some awesome holidays, invites in the best of all fashion trends (layering), and serves up scrumptious seasonal recipes (I’m looking at you, butternut squash soup). ...

I was recently complimented/teased for running a fairly efficient life. I track my activities, my goals, and consistently seek to do everything “the most” I can do it. Whether this is a product of pure ambition (probably not) or just ...

Looking back at my top 30 songs of 2017, I was reminded that there were several songs that could’ve taken the top spot. But, in 2018, there were really only a few select releases that dominated my year and that ...

This may come as a surprise to those who know me as the floofy-haired, pencil-skirted, red nail-polished vintage-vixen-wannabe I present as today, but I was a pretty frumpy lady up until high school. I mean, I remember wanting to embody ...

Though the election was over a month ago, several close races have been forced into overtime. Additional ballots were counted, recounts were triggered in Florida, and Mississippi held the final round of its special election for the Senate at the ...

Photo credit: Good Housekeeping A small disagreement recently stirred the placid tides of The Postrider HQ. Believe it or not, it wasn’t about the site. Nor was it about a dispute over photo captioning conventions or who ate whose lunch ...

I’ve been to 17 shows this year, and I’ve realized that, for most of them, especially the ones at the 9:30 Club, I’ve taken one of two positions. I either post up as close to the stage as possible to ...

A Star is Born opens with Bradley Cooper’s Jackson Maine, a drunk and ragged rock star who sells out arenas, discovering Lady Gaga’s Ally as she sings “La Vie en Rose” in a drag bar. After being dragged backstage by ...

A few days ago, the first bits of “footage”(if you could call it that) from the Todd Phillips-directed, Joaquin Phoenix-starring Joker movie were shared on Twitter. It was the first bit of proof that what feels like a terrible idea ...

It was the greatest moment in mankind’s history, better than any one person, better than what we thought we could be; a moment that froze the world in awe and inspiration. It was a moment marred neither by war nor ...

On November 6, America will line up for what may be one of the most consequential midterms of the 21st Century. Whether it can be seen ultimately as a referendum on Donald Trump, progressivism, eroding political norms, or on identity ...

I spend a disproportionate amount of my time listening to albums that the rest of the world stopped talking about years ago. That’s partly because I am convinced music peaked over a decade ago, partly because I can’t be bothered ...

Photo credit: Capital Gazette If you’ve ever been to a Michaels craft store you know how… much… it is. We’re talking beads of every shape and color, scrapbooking materials for the most obscure memories, birdhouse-building supplies (because that’s apparently a ...

An intense expression of pain and the weight of conflict became visible on Arizona Senator Jeff Flake’s face as the Senate Judiciary Committee meeting built up towards its vote on whether or not to favorably report Supreme Court Nominee Brett ...

The first time I saw Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever live was at DC9. It was a hot, sticky May night in Washington and the band put in an appropriately workmanlike performance. It was a good show, but Rolling Blackouts still ...

Yep. It happened again. You stayed out too late, had a little too much to drink, or (as is often my case) stayed completely sober but danced, adventured, or socialized yourself loopy. Now you’re fumbling through your dark apartment, already ...

You probably wouldn’t be surprised to hear that Be the Cowboy, the latest album from singer/songwriter Mitski, is dark and focused on the failings and downswings of a person’s inner life. This is, after all, the same artist whose catalogue ...