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Early Gems of American Music Writing: <br>A Reading List

Early Gems of American Music Writing:
A Reading List

Eric Weisbard Recommends Music Literature Spanning From
the 18th Century to the 21st

By Eric Weisbard | May 25, 2021

How Robert Aickman’s Stories Illuminate the Difference Between Horror and Terror

How Robert Aickman’s Stories Illuminate the Difference Between Horror and Terror

Kathleen Rooney Guests on the Lit Century Podcast with Catherine Nichols and Elisa Gabbert

By Lit Century | May 25, 2021

<em>Uncle Vanya</em> and George Clooney: Julianna Margulies Recalls the Tipping Point of Her TV Career

Uncle Vanya and George Clooney: Julianna Margulies Recalls the Tipping Point of Her TV Career

“In that moment I felt like I was playing Russian roulette.”

By Julianna Margulies | May 25, 2021

The Man Behind the Guns <br>of World War I

The Man Behind the Guns
of World War I

Nathan Gorenstein on John Moses Browning's Beginnings
in Weaponry

By Nathan Gorenstein | May 25, 2021

Thomas Dyja on Misplaced Nostalgia for New York City

Thomas Dyja on Misplaced Nostalgia for New York City

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on the Keen On Podcast

By Keen On | May 25, 2021

How Daytime Soaps and a PBS Documentary Laid the Groundwork for <em>The Real Housewives</em>

How Daytime Soaps and a PBS Documentary Laid the Groundwork for The Real Housewives

Brian Moylan Traces the Lineage of a Reality TV Empire

By Brian Moylan | May 25, 2021

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Rinaldo Walcott on Riots, Policing, and Traditions of Black Refusal

By Rinaldo Walcott | May 25, 2021

The Humor—and Grief—of the Modern-Day “Guncle”

By Steven Rowley | May 25, 2021

Marisa Silver Revisits the Golden Dawn of Girlhood

By Jane Ciabattari | May 25, 2021

<em>While Justice Sleeps</em> by Stacey Abrams, Read by Adenrele Ojo

While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams, Read by Adenrele Ojo

Hear the New Bestselling Legal and Political Thriller

By Behind the Mic | May 25, 2021

The Only Living Black Man in New York: On an Overlooked, Subversive Sci-Fi Story by W.E.B. Du Bois

The Only Living Black Man in New York: On an Overlooked, Subversive Sci-Fi Story by W.E.B. Du Bois

Gabby Bellot Considers “The Comet” and the Pervasive Legacy
of the Color Line

By Gabrielle Bellot | May 24, 2021

5 Great Debut Memoirs to Listen to While You’re Traveling

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James Tate Hill Recommends Lauren Hough, Gina Frangello, and More

By James Tate Hill | May 24, 2021

Toward a Typology of Titles, Or: What the Hell to Call a Story

Toward a Typology of Titles, Or: What the Hell to Call a Story

Chris Drangle Takes an Objective Look at an Excruciatingly Subjective Endeavor

By Chris Drangle | May 24, 2021

On the Evolutionary Uses of Storytelling

On the Evolutionary Uses of Storytelling

How Counterfactual Realities Make Us Better Thinkers

By Kenneth Cukier, Viktor Mayer-Scönberger, and Francis de Véricourt | May 24, 2021

Barton Gellman on How Edward Snowden Strengthened American Democracy

Barton Gellman on How Edward Snowden Strengthened American Democracy

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The Concept of the Guilty Pleasure Privileges Productivity Above All Else

The Concept of the Guilty Pleasure Privileges Productivity Above All Else

Arielle Zibrak on the Importance of Relaxing With a Good Book (Any Book)

By Arielle Zibrak | May 24, 2021

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