A Sense of Place: Why Some Neighborhoods Just Feel Different

Jali Packer explores A Sense of Place, a project using psychogeography and machine learning to quantify urban “ambiance” across New York.

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Why is "Bad TV" So Good?

From The Summer I Turned Pretty to The Recruit, our screens overflow with shows that are just…well, fine.

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When the Muse Becomes the Machine: How AI Is Changing the Rules of Creativity

When “The Velvet Sundown” hit a million streams and a Rolling Stone feature, fans thought they’d found the next great psych-rock band…until it was revealed that the group didn’t exist.

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When Fiction Writes on Tradition: James Bond and the Day of the Dead, 10 Years Later

What happens when Hollywood invents a holiday tradition, and a nation adopts it? Aguilar revisits the legacy of Spectre’s now-iconic opening scene.

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Yearning for Cuba Libre

Read TMP Editor-in-Chief Sophia Petros’ review of Buena Vista Social Club.

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What We Carry, What We Choose

Read TMP Head of Communications Isabel Hou’s review of Buena Vista Social Club.

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