the economy
Meet CarDealershipGuy, The Auto Industry’s Viral Economy-Whisperer
“If you follow the data I’m laying out, it almost always points in the right direction of where prices are heading—and how that may impact inflation.”
Drew Millard
3.9.23
Essays
Please, Help Me Justify My Millennial Nostalgia
Now that it’s a booming business, can anything good come of dredging up the 2000s and early 2010s? It’s complicated.
Drew Millard
8.6.21
the new roaring 20s
Welcome to the New Roaring 20s
From rappers peddling crytpo to boxers fighting YouTubers, excess is the hallmark of the post-Trump era. Is it just covering up the same old inequalities?
Drew Millard
6.23.21
Alcohol
Every Generation Gets the Alcoholic Novelty Beverage It Deserves
Millennials had Four Loko. Gen Z—thanks to TikTok and the mechanics of accidental virality–has BuzzBallz.
Drew Millard
5.4.21
XANXIETY
The Great American Xanax Legacy
How the drug went from a medication for middle-class Americans to being glorified by a range of hip-hop artists.
Drew Millard
3.26.18
Stuff
Historier fra folk der onanerer på arbejdet
"Når jeg tænker tilbage på det, så er jeg egentlig ikke sikker på, at jeg vaskede hænder bagefter."
Drew Millard
1.30.18
Music
Streaming Is Killing the Musical Author
How algorithms are not only changing the way we listen, but are changing the way we write music.
Drew Millard
11.12.17
The 2017 Music Issue
Streaming Is Killing the Musical Author
How algorithms are not only changing the way we listen, but are changing the way we write music.
Drew Millard
11.7.17
The 2017 Music Issue
Are We Heading for a Future Where Musicians Are Obsolete?
How algorithms are not only changing the way we listen, but are changing the way we write music.
Drew Millard
11.7.17
Future Days
An Appreciation of Can's 'Future Days'
I love 'Future Days' so much that I named this column after it and if I had a kid I’d probably name them after it too.
Drew Millard
9.8.17
Future Days
Can Dubstep’s Legacy Be Rescued from the Fart Chamber of History?
Looking back at three seminal compilations, it's possible to imagine a world where the genre stuck to its roots and avoided the bros.
Drew Millard
8.17.17
Future Days
Is Kid Rock an Alien Spy?
What is a word like “BAWITADABAWBADANGADANGDIGGYDIGGY” if not a message to one’s extraterrestrial overlords?
Drew Millard
8.10.17
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