Arielle Gordon

The Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery rises above the Schuylkill River, its towering, rusted metal tubes looming over South Philadelphia. The refinery cast a long shadow on the city—built in 1866, the refinery opened and shuttered multiple times before it caught fire and exploded in 2019, ending with a bang after years of whimpers. Its towers still stand as an ominous monument to crumbling infrastructure, while the explosion’s more invisible after-effects—thousands of pounds of hydrofluoric acid released into the air upon combustion—continue leaking into the city.

Earlier this month, Churchtown Dairy in New York once again hosted a Yuletide tradition: caroling to the herd of 28 cattle that call the cathedral-like barn their winter home.

It was Valentine's Day in New York City, and everyone had a manic energy as they went about their everyday tasks.

Joe Talbot treats love like a four-letter word—meant to be shouted, loudly, like a bludgeon to the head. “Look at the card I bought/It says ‘I love

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We've Got A File On You features interviews in which artists share the stories behind the extracurricular activities that dot their careers: acting gigs, guest appearances, random internet ephemera, etc.

Don't ask Faye Webster about her dog. She will only reveal his breed off the record , and she's suspicious that locals in her town have already

Alena Spanger prefers non-verbal communication. On her new album, Fire Escape , she is partial to birdsong, wind that chimes like Erik Satie, and the sound of rain hitting the roof at dawn.

I'M DOING IT AGAIN BABY! starts in a better place than girl in red 's 2021 debut, if i could make it go quiet . Gone are Marie Ulven's intrusive

, the new semi-improvised album from Brooklyn-based experimental supergroup Beings, answers these questions with scarcely a word spoken across its nine songs.