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A 2025 ZERO.NINE interview with musician/producer Zach Witness vs. a 2023 Index Magazine interview with political activist Medea Benjamin.
Looking back to the early-1970s when Green Acres, The Beverly Hillbillies, Hee Haw, The Andy Griffith Show, Gomer Pyle, and more were cancelled in the "rural purge."
Begging and pleading to take their nose-in-the-air advice.
Bennington finds himself shut out from the friendship and affections of his (former?) mentor Quentin Tarantino.
The last remaining Hot Bird sign is fading.
Christopher Jason Bell's Incorrectional (2018) is a stark illustration of the fragility of film in the digital age.
The End of Oak Street is a refreshingly straightforward and fun sci-fi movie for the whole family.
Lanterns is a success because it understands what makes for compelling television.
I wish it was summer all-year round. What year is it (#642)?
Evan Barker’s Nothing Left and the continuing delusions of the American left.
Color Book is a formal success and a smart, earnest drama.
A new book uncovers links between the alien and the divine.
Escape from New York—or anywhere else going socialist.
Plus, here’s some wisdom.
Modern society as scrutinized by a TV show, two guys.
The Democrats’ dilemma on how big to make their tent.
Despite 40 years of advances in computing technology William Gibson's Neuromancer survives as a novel and work of art.
Chairman Hao.
A great film noir buried underneath a plodding moralistic plot.
The decline of edgy expression presents new artist problems.
Distance, exile and modern reality.
The digital playground where pedophiles play for free.
25 minutes in Manhattan on November 30, 1997.
The legendary musician plays originals and covers for 25 minutes in his backyard on August 30, 1974.
The late actress talks about A Bug's Life nearly 30 years ago in Hollywood.
The actor talks about Spider-Man and chicks and babes with the King of All Media.
The frontman of The Cure talks about touring less, the inspiration behind "Lovesong," and more in this archival interview.
The musician talks about his new album Guitar and playing guitar less live and and in the studio.
The late filmmaker talks about AFI, the role of intuition in directing, his early influences, and more.
A comparison of some of the best vintage multitrack cassette recorders.
The musician talks about sincerity in music, using the particular qualities of a medium to convey ideas, singing in character, and more.
The short-lived supergroup led by Billy Corgan play an hour in the Netherlands in this summer 2003 performance.
The music legends on The Beatles, James Taylor, Manfred Mann, and more in this new interview.