MINOR AT HEART
The Eternaut comic and Héctor Oesterheld
Back in 2016, I wrote for Hyperallergic about The Eternaut comic and creator Héctor Germán Oesterheld, who was kidnapped by heavily militarized Argentine death squads in 1977. Here’s a bit on the history of The Eternaut given the forthcoming Netflix adaptation.
Liz Pelly and Spotify’s “ghost artists for hire”
Journalist Liz Pelly discussed her new book on Spotify with WYNC’s John Schaefer at the New York Public Library.
A lot of it was happening at Slugs’
In his February 2025 cover story for The Nation, musician and writer Ethan Iverson explores the legacy of Slugs’ and the thrilling jazz of the era.
The Velvet Underground takes Boston
The revolutionary 1960s New York City rock band, which eventually found a second home in Boston, occupies a lot of space in the new issue of Maggot Brain.
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Dominic Umile lives, writes, and drinks in Brooklyn, NY. His criticism and features have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Reader, Hyperallergic, and more. Get in touch.