Insensitive BTS Garbage Pail Kids Sticker Removed from Grammys Set
Following the 2021 Grammy Awards, popular trading card manufacturer Topps announced its “Shammy Awards” Garbage Pail Kids sticker collection. However, the company has since...
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September 20, 2021
Morgan Wallen Only Donated a Portion of the $500,000 Promised to Black-Led Organizations: Report
Morgan Wallen addressed his use of the N-word during a July sitdown with Good Morning America, in which the country singer also claimed he...
May 3, 2021
Asian and AAPI Musicians Speak Out on Anti-Asian Violence and Racism
Heavy Culture is a monthly column from journalist Liz Ramanand, focusing on artists of different cultural backgrounds in heavy music as they offer their...
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March 18, 2021
Justice for Ray Fisher: On Cyborg and the DC Diversity Barrage
There were three DC Extended Universe (DCEU) announcements within one week in late February, and the connecting threads are understandably set for scrutiny. Diversity...
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Pentatonix’s Kevin Olusola on the Need for Foundational Healing | Podcast
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Morgan Wallen’s Sales Skyrocket After Racial Slur
When Isaac Newton said, “For every action, there is an equal but opposite reaction,” he might’ve been talking about the American culture wars. After...
Morgan Wallen Gets Record Contract Suspended, Music Pulled From Radio Following Racial Slur
Big Loud Records has announced its decision to “indefinitely” suspend country superstar Morgan Wallen’s record contract after his neighbor videotaped him using a racial...
That “Strange Case” in HBO’s Lovecraft Country We Can’t Stop Thinking About
Warning: This editorial discusses scenes depicting rape and sexual assault. HBO’s Lovecraft Country has been a wild ride so far. In just four episodes,...
HBO Max Adds Disclaimer to Mel Brooks’ Blazing Saddles
HBO Max created a stir when it pulled Gone with the Wind from its platform in order to add a historical disclaimer. Still, the burgeoning...
Activists Call for John Lennon’s “Imagine” to Replace US National Anthem
“The Star-Spangled Banner” doesn’t seem that racist, as long as you skip the later verses and ignore the white supremacist who wrote it. Taking...
Gone with the Wind Raises Questions About How We Handle Problematic Art
Film critic J Hoberman was sitting at his desk in the offices of legendary defunct paper The Village Voice in the early ’90s when...
Facebook Pulls Trump Ad Featuring Nazi Symbolism
With his poll numbers cratering across the board, Donald Trump has seemingly concluded that the only way he can win re-election this fall is...
Drive-By Truckers Open to Changing Band Name
In the wake of George Floyd’s murder and the nationwide Black Lives Matter protests, people everywhere have been forced to confront America’s long and...