Biggie Smalls spits wisdom in this rare interview. He would have been 41 today.

D’Angelo Barksdale breaks down “The Great Gatsby” on The Wire.

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An abridged version of David Foster Wallace’s Commencement Speech to the 2005 class of Kenyon College.

Grimes is tired, sad, and wise.

“If your fidelity to perfectionism is too high, you never do anything.”

Richard Turere: My invention that made peace with lions

A Public Service Announcement in the form of a Daily Metaltation from Steve Powers

This Week…

We were nominated for a Webby

Ian Mackaye put together two hours of tunes for Henry Rollins’ radio show

We looked through turn of the century portraits of Native Americans

We checked out the opening of Andrew Kuo’s new show

and

Marlijn Hoek was our Muse

Perfect.

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Recreating Eric B. & Rakim ‘Eric B. Is President’ w/ Akai MPC

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50 Common Misconceptions

The 23 Best Things Warren Buffett Ever Said About Investing

Ex-TED fellow Eddie Huang talks to Joe Rogan.

Dare I make the Complex claim “Greatest Living Artist?”

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Gary Busey attempts to demystify the tiny fictitious people.

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By our friend Dallas Clayton

David Lynch on finding creativity through meditation.

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photograph by Jerome Bonnet

Holler?

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Carl Sagan gets animated.

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Bill Murray doles out some wisdom while on circuit promoting his latest film Hyde Park on Hudson.