In his interactions with the media, the famous artist and provocateur offered only what enhanced his persona, not what the interviewer wanted to hear. Watch the...
55 years after the poet Sylvia Plath's death, she continues to inspire books, songs, films and verse
At a recent auction, a copy of The Joy of Cooking—the most...
Anaïs Nin's diaries told of an independent, bohemian woman on a sensual and artistic journey - carousing with expats in Paris in the 30s and Greenwich Village’s...
Old schoolmates from Bromley, Bowie and Frampton go looking for fun in Madrid on the Glass Spider tour in 1987
When people think of other artists hanging out w...
Female artists were heavily represented on year-end critics' lists, so why aren't women getting the same level of airplay on radio?
The year is winding down an...
It's impossible to measure the lost potential of the talented women whose music careers were cut short due to harassment, exploitation, and sexism. The #MeToo m...
Maria Alyokhina's Riot Days bears witness to the hardships endured by those who dare oppose the ruling powers, and reminds us that music does have the power to ...
Book launch in NYC draws a reunion performance by Bikini Kill, a reappearance by Palmolive and “A Fairytale in the Supermarket”
By Mary Karmelek
Saturday ni...
Reissue of This Post-Punk Novelist’s Work Puts Her Back in the Countercultural Conversation Where She Belongs
By Mary Karmelek
If the writer Kathy Acker (19...
Harold Pendleton, the founder of the legendary Marquee Club and the Reading Festival, has passed away at the age of 93 after a short illness.
By Mary Karm...
Mary Karmelek is a freelance culture writer based in Brooklyn. She holds a B.A. in Literature from SUNY Purchase and an M.A. in English from Fordham, and was once the lead singer in a Can cover band. In addition to Please Kill Me, her work has appeared in Inverse, Newsweek, and Scientific American where she's covered architecture, sports, travel, history, and gender issues.
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