20 Years Later, the 2006 MTV VMAs Look Like the End of Pop Culture’s Golden Age
Before smartphones, social media and nonstop celebrity access changed everything, the 2006 MTV VMAs still felt like the center of pop culture. Twenty years later, the show plays like the end of an era.
September 5, 2026
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Nick Waterhouse’s “Holly” Live on KEXP Is Retro R&B With Real Bite
Nick Waterhouse brings “Holly” to life in a 2014 KEXP session packed with horns, vintage R&B swagger and the kind of loose live energy that keeps retro from feeling dusty.
September 5, 2026
Performance Choice of the Day: Marcos Morau’s “Étude” Turns Paris Opera Ballet Into a Dark, Cinematic Dream
Marcos Morau takes the visual language of classical ballet — tutus, barre work, ritual and stage tradition — and reshapes it into a dark, cinematic modern work for the Paris Opera Ballet.
September 5, 2026
Amyl and The Sniffers Strip It Back for a Wild New Live Album From El Coyote
Amyl and The Sniffers trade some of their usual full-throttle chaos for a looser, country-tinged live set on Truth or Consequence, recorded inside Los Angeles landmark El Coyote.
A Spoonful of Style Whimsy: THE PICKLE SISTERS 1920s Vaudeville Act
The Pickle Sisters look like pure 1920s vaudeville chaos — four women in elaborate pickle costumes, wrapped in a story that may be part history and part internet folklore.
September 5, 2026
Brittany Murphy’s Playful Ways At 2002 MTV Movie Awards Teasing Famous Line “I’ll Never Tell”
Brittany Murphy turned a 2002 MTV Movie Awards presentation with Eddie Griffin into pure early-2000s charm, complete with a playful “I’ll never tell” callback to Don’t Say a Word.
September 5, 2026
Peaches Unleashes Nightlife Club Kids From Uranus in Surreal “You’re Alright” Art Film
Peaches and Agniia Galdanova turn “You’re Alright” into an impeccably styled Paris art film packed with creature drag, inner demons and what look like nightlife club kids from Uranus.
Jill Scott Gets Candid and Emotional on Scott Evans’ House Guest
Jill Scott sits down with Scott Evans for House Guest and lets the conversation breathe, opening up in a candid interview that gets warm, personal and emotional.
September 5, 2026
How Crayons, Colored Pencils and Everyday Art Supplies Are Actually Made
Those crayons and colored pencils you carried around for years have a surprisingly industrial backstory. Here’s how some of the most familiar art supplies are actually made.
September 5, 2026