Utah’s dramatic growth seen from the sky
In a decade, sleepy towns have transformed into sprawling cities. As farmers and cowboys leave and tech workers move in, here’s a look at the change from above. (As seen in the Salt Lake Tribune.)
Visualizing Billboard's Year-End Top 100, 2004 to now
Scraping, analyzing and mapping trends in the top 100 year-end songs on the Billboard Hot 100 since 2004.
A New York music writer and DJ reflects on queer spaces, gender, and lockdown
The absence of nightlife spaces since March has been difficult on queer people still figuring out their identities, like Goth Jafar, a 24-year-old music critic and DJ based in New York.
New York City arts institutions repurpose to fight hunger in the Covid-19 era
The pandemic and its economic crisis left more New Yorkers hungry in 2020 than any year in recent history. Some arts institutions, which are otherwise shuttered, are pivoting to food distribution to help.
New York’s Nightlife Professionals Band Together for Survival
The existential threat posed by COVID-19 prompted nightlife professionals to organize. They’re fighting to save themselves and each other through direct relief and government support. Still, their futures remain uncertain.
