From Nirvana shirts at Target to rainbow flags on corporate logos, counterculture movements are stripped of meaning and sold back to us. Punk, hip hop, cannabis, rave culture, protest—every act of defiance eventually becomes merchandise. This Slantline feature dissects how rebellion is devoured by the market and asks if anything can resist commodification.

High Times was built on rebellion and cultural credibility by pioneers like Tom Forçade and Steven Hager. Today’s corporate version raises a crucial question: Can you buy a legendary reputation without living the fight that built it?

The Soundtrack of a Generation Music in the 1980s wasn’t just background noise. It was the oxygen we breathed. It poured out of car stereos with the windows down and pulsed through boom boxes hoisted on shoulders. It hissed from cassettes passed around like secrets and clacked inside Walkmans that never left your hip. The music lived everywhere, at the…

From the creator of Breaking Bad comes Pluribus, a darkly satirical new series on Apple TV Plus where happiness spreads like a virus. Part science fiction thriller, part social commentary, Pluribus…

Spinal Tap reunites for one last absurd, loud, and legendary show. Rob Reiner returns with a mockumentary sequel packed with chaos, cameos, and drummers who might not survive the gig. Opens Septemb…