You won’t find a more arresting opening scene in movie history: At the start of Danny Boyle’s caffeinated classic Trainspotting, we see Ewan McGregor’s character, Mark Renton, race down Princess ...

Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. Begbie sleeps, passed out from drinking the night before, hugging the ...

Albert Hammond Jr.‘s video for “Born Slippy” is a rapid-fire montage of images spanning the vastness of nature and human existence. Director Justyna Hammond Jr., the musician’s wife, compiles glimpses ...

Music’s power to affect our emotions is one of its most essential qualities, but also one of its most beguiling mysteries. Just how do melodies lift (or lower) our mood? and why is it that certain ...

Michael Weiler is starting over. After more than 15 years away from the stage, the former front man for 1980s and '90s acts The Fates and Slippy McGee is getting back in the game. Not the most logical ...