(Or Purr, Or Scream, Or Howl Into the Night) “I’m a sonic addict,” declared Count Bass D on MF DOOM’s “Potholderz,” and upon hearing him..
As the star-studded Oscars night came to a close on April 25, Joaquin Phoenix approached the stage as last year’s winner for Joker. Usually reserved..
An abbreviated version of this piece was published in this week’s COVID-19 Updates Newsletter. This full version includes an additional poet and some of the..
Listen to this week’s 14 Beats playlist on Spotify or Apple Music. Hey Chi-Town, did you miss me? Welcome back to 14 Beats, your..
Mana Contemporary, a creative haven in the Pilsen neighborhood, is home to many artists, one of whom is an up-and-coming tattoo artist Natallia Ryshtakova. Ryshtakova,..
Hoodoo practitioner Jess Smith recounts how many tattoos she has. An armband tattoo covers a portion of her right arm and features a celestial theme..
“Shop Small” is a phrase you’ve probably heard at least one to a dozen times since the beginning of quarantine last year. Being cooped up..
In the wake of the 2020 pandemic, many people found comfort in TV bingeing. Perhaps in a bout of escapism, masses migrated to different times..
A collection of some of the 14 East staff’s favorite radio stations, segments and podcasts, and the memories we’ve made listening to them “Lin’s Bin,”..
because, in a video of one of them exploding into pieces in the middle of a desert that I watched on my cell phone in..
