Editorials & Columns - Consequence

Fan Chant: Breaking Down Omega X’s Legal Battle

Mary Siroky — Wed, 07 Dec 2022 19:00:07 +0000

Welcome to Fan Chant, a weekly column for K-pop fans, stans, and newbies alike. Each week, I’ll be rolling out interviews, lists, and all kinds of content to keep you in the loop on the latest and greatest from our friends in Seoul and beyond. Also, make sure to subscribe…

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Fan Chant: Breaking Down Omega X’s Legal Battle
Mary Siroky

Artist of the Year Harry Styles Made Harry’s House the Place to Be in 2022

Mary Siroky — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 15:00:18 +0000

Our 2022 Annual Report kicks off with the announcement of Harry Styles as our Artist of the Year. As the year winds down, stay tuned for more awards, lists, and articles about the best music, film, and TV of 2022. Plus, check out our Top 50 Songs of 2022 list…

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Artist of the Year Harry Styles Made Harry’s House the Place to Be in 2022
Mary Siroky

When Your Favorite Artist Becomes a Nazi

Alex Young — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 20:05:26 +0000

For a nine-year period between 2004 and 2013, Kanye West was a visionary musical force, who amassed a catalog unrivaled by any of his peers. At the peak of his powers, West was one of the most creative, provocative, and influential artists to ever exist, whose records changed the sound…

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When Your Favorite Artist Becomes a Nazi
Alex Young

With Indigo, RM Makes Fleeting Moments Feel Permanent

Mary Siroky — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 05:02:57 +0000

The album cover of RM’s Indigo includes artwork by Korean artist Yun Hyong-keun, a painter known for meditative, contemplative pieces characterized by splashes of umber and ultramarine. While the contemporary paintings are relatively minimalist, they’re technically complex, and all the more layered considering the artist was a bold, persistent figure…

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With Indigo, RM Makes Fleeting Moments Feel Permanent
Mary Siroky

The Menu, Glass Onion, and the Limits of the Eat-the-Rich Satire

Sam Rosenberg — Fri, 25 Nov 2022 16:30:23 +0000

Over these past few years, the phrase “eat the rich” has been accumulating quite a bit of popularity in our cultural lexicon. Originally an anticapitalist slogan coined by political philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, “eat the rich” has become more applicable than ever, used by the masses as a response to a…

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The Menu, Glass Onion, and the Limits of the Eat-the-Rich Satire
Sam Rosenberg

Why Alien: Resurrection Is the Worst Alien Film — and Also the Most Fascinating

Liz Shannon Miller — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 21:29:00 +0000

Twenty-five years ago, 20th Century Fox released the fourth Alien film, and with it brought its once-lucrative franchise to a screeching halt. Yet, despite the fact that Alien Resurrection is maybe the worst of the four original Alien films, it’s probably the one I’ve seen the most times. I keep…

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Why Alien: Resurrection Is the Worst Alien Film — and Also the Most Fascinating
Liz Shannon Miller

Why We’re So Obsessed With A Christmas Story 39 Years Later

Clint Worthington — Thu, 17 Nov 2022 17:32:37 +0000

Suppose you’re a red-blooded American growing up anywhere near a television for the last thirty years. In that case, chances are A Christmas Story is at least a tangential part of your holiday memories. Regardless of your thoughts on the film itself — I think it’s perfectly fine, if exceedingly…

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Why We’re So Obsessed With A Christmas Story 39 Years Later
Clint Worthington

Skyfall at 10: How James Bond Helped Me Learn to Live with Loss

Marcus Shorter — Wed, 09 Nov 2022 16:30:36 +0000

Ten years ago this month, the James Bond franchise threw a 50th-anniversary party for itself in the form of 2012’s Skyfall. As was my ritual since 1997, I was there on opening day in a packed theater, and watching the film was a pretty dope time. But I felt funny…

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Skyfall at 10: How James Bond Helped Me Learn to Live with Loss
Marcus Shorter

I’m a Former Video Store Clerk and I Think Netflix’s Blockbuster Deserves to Go Bankrupt

Liz Shannon Miller — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 07:01:47 +0000

It’s not a good sign that Blockbuster, a workplace sitcom set inside a literal metaphor for late-stage capitalism, feels the need to call out the problem with its premise seven minutes into the pilot episode. “Isn’t it ironic that the small business taking a stand against the big corporation in…

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I’m a Former Video Store Clerk and I Think Netflix’s Blockbuster Deserves to Go Bankrupt
Liz Shannon Miller

The 13 Scariest Metal Songs

Heavy Consequence Staff — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 15:42:04 +0000

From the early days, when Black Sabbath pioneered the genre, to the emergence of extreme subgenres like death metal and black metal, there has always been an association of fear and horror with heavy metal. And thus, there’s an abundance of tracks to choose from when compiling a list of…

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The 13 Scariest Metal Songs
Heavy Consequence Staff

Fan Chant: Can’t Talk, Busy Running Through a Garden in a Ballgown to This New Vitamin String Quartet BTS Album

Mary Siroky — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 20:27:43 +0000

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Fan Chant: Can’t Talk, Busy Running Through a Garden in a Ballgown to This New Vitamin String Quartet BTS Album
Mary Siroky

Touring Has a Mental Health Problem. How Do We Fix It?

Ilana Kaplan — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 15:30:38 +0000

In September 2022, Santigold made her long-awaited return with her first album in six years, Spirituals. Naturally, she had been planning a tour in support of it. But a few weeks after the project’s release, she revealed in a detailed personal note on Instagram that she just couldn’t make it…

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Touring Has a Mental Health Problem. How Do We Fix It?
Ilana Kaplan

When We Were Young 2022: The 7 Toughest Set Time Conflicts

Paolo Ragusa and Ben Kaye — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 14:34:27 +0000

There have been quite a few comparisons to Las Vegas’ brand new When We Were Young Festival to its pop punk predecessor, Warped Tour. The biggest differences come, frankly, in the price of tickets ($250+ for When We Were Young, where Warped Tour was only around $40), the locations (When…

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When We Were Young 2022: The 7 Toughest Set Time Conflicts
Paolo Ragusa and Ben Kaye

Fan Chant: Last Chance to Get Your Spotify Wrapped Under Control

Mary Siroky — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 18:21:57 +0000

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Fan Chant: Last Chance to Get Your Spotify Wrapped Under Control
Mary Siroky

good kid, m.A.A.d city at 10: How Kendrick Lamar’s “Swimming Pools” Helped Me Get Over My Own Toxic Relationship

Marcus Shorter — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 16:30:21 +0000

Great albums are about more than the music. When they really hit, just mentioning their names evokes memories and elicits “Remember when…” conversations. good kid, m.A.A.d city — released on October 22nd, 2012 — is one of those albums, which is why its 10-year anniversary is a very big deal.…

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good kid, m.A.A.d city at 10: How Kendrick Lamar’s “Swimming Pools” Helped Me Get Over My Own Toxic Relationship
Marcus Shorter