It's been a pretty rocky few years for the Playboy brand, and in its latest bid for relevancy, its going public (again) and reinventing itself as a lifestyle brand with products to sell.
At age 39, Samaneh Mahmoudi (Naria) is an up-and-coming artist who, by law, cannot sing solo in her home country of Iran. She speaks of a lifetime of obstacles she's had to endure to pursue a career in music as a solo vocalist.
If there ever was an artist that would perfectly embody an artists' artist and critical darling, it would be David Ackles, whose short career spawned one of music's most highly regarded albums.
'Time Warp' is a wonderful achievement and a total blast to watch, with well-chosen talking heads, and an all-abiding love for cinema and what makes it connect with crowds, albeit often years after the film was originally released.
From the streets of NY to top galleries of the world, Jean-Michel Basquiat was a true art prodigy whose work still informs pop culture today.
One-of-a-kind songwriter, artist, and cult icon Daniel Johnston has died at the age of 58. Let's take a look at his extraordinary life story.
Just who was this blind, six-foot tall composer, musician, instrument inventor who dressed in homemade Viking garb and went under the name of Moondog?
A desert dystopia holds a special appeal in its distorted truths. A world where ugliness is grotesque, beauty is unadulterated, humanity is tenacious, and hope is life.
One of the classic "Captain America" Harley-Davidson choppers that appeared in the counterculture icon, 'Easy Rider,' is up for auction. But its authenticity has been called into question.
Bestselling journalist Michael Pollan heralds the new psychedelic revolution, and the benefits it might bring.
There have been very few men who have helped shaped modern thinking like Stewart Brand. From coining the phrase "personal computer" to essentially inventing the blogoshpere long before there was such thing as a blog, Brand is the poster boy for the "freethought" '60s.
'CREEM: America’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll Magazine' will premiere in August 2020 and will include interviews with Alice Cooper, Cameron Crowe, Joan Jett, Michael Stipe, Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Kirk Hammett, Thurston Moore, Peter Wolf, and more.
The internet has birthed a lot of bizarre trends, and "meme culture" might be its biggest one yet. From the term first being coined in 1976 to Bernie Sanders, it's been a wild ride.
'Slash Magazine' was a worldwide punk bible born from late '70s L.A. and covered everybody from punk's golden era. Now you can relive those glory days.
South Korea has a proven track record of pioneering the latest trends, and Mukbang is the latest viral craze to have taken off by tapping into our universal love of food and playing to our more gluttonous tendencies.
Sixty years ago, Aldous Huxley shared a utopic vision that might prove useful in light of present-day predicaments.
Years on, filmmaker Russ Meyer remains controversial for practically every film he made, with 'Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!' widely considered one of his best.
Let's examine 'Renegade: The Life Story of David Icke', a film in which Icke discusses how he was faced with historic levels of ridicule because of his ideas and he explains that we are in an awakening period now where speaking your truth is utterly crucial to where humanity goes from here.
David Byrne's latest entry into his multimedia project, 'Reasons to be Cheerful', has just launched and it tackles division within society through interactive storytelling.
Part 2 of our chat with the country's leading comedy historian, Kliph Nesteroff, about his latest book 'Outrageous: A History of Showbiz and the Culture Wars.'
Started by Chuck Shepherd in 1988, the News of the Weird column became a touchstone for a lot of people growing up. But who was the man behind it? And was that even his real name?
The Netherlands music and avant-garde festival to stream for free on November 13-15, 2020, and will keep with its usual forward-looking concept.
Whether it's shocking, inspiring, or just plain weird, that's up to the eye of the beholder. Here's some of the contemporary art styles that have invoked the strongest reactions from audiences.
There's a good chance no single account has delivered more laughs than @dril who's always trafficked in the sort of absurdist humor long associated with "Weird Twitter." Now, dril is going to have an (online) TV series with Adult Swim.