2016 the year of

Think Pieces

2016, the year hip-hop hit the campaign trail

In 2016, rappers from Missy Elliott to Killer Mike lead voter registration initiatives, sat on panels, wrote op-eds, protested on the front lines, and made some incredible music.
Emily Manning
12.30.16
Art

​2016 was the year that... artists rose up against austerity and fascism

The artists and shows that gave us hope in this most miserable of years.
Hatty Nestor
12.21.16
POP

​2016, the year that pop got odd

Has this year been the weirdest yet for pop music?
Michael Cragg
12.16.16
fake news

2016, the year of bad language

It’s been a surprising year in politics with victories for the right in the EU referendum and the US election that few saw coming. Because of this, political lexicon has dominated word of the year lists. Here are the words that have defined the new...
Dean Kissick
12.15.16
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