Lyrical Black Face: The Truth About “My Old Kentucky Home”

Lyrical Black Face: The Truth About “My Old Kentucky Home”

Emily Bingham on the Racist History of a Beloved American Song

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“Auld Lang Syne” in July: Yiyun Li on the Solaces and Limits of Music

“Auld Lang Syne” in July: Yiyun Li on the Solaces and Limits of Music

“Music, in its absolute right to exist, perhaps is not unlike mood, or landscape—external or internal.”

By Yiyun Li | May 3, 2022

How Sissieretta Jones, Celebrated Black Opera Singer, Enshrined Her Own Story

How Sissieretta Jones, Celebrated Black Opera Singer, Enshrined Her Own Story

Rosalyn Story on Discovering Jones' Personal Scrapbook

By Rosalyn Story | May 2, 2022

The new <em>Conversations with Friends</em> trailer features an original Phoebe Bridgers song.

The new Conversations with Friends trailer features an original Phoebe Bridgers song.

By Eliza Smith | April 13, 2022

Is There an Inherent Connection Between Sadness and Art-Making?

Is There an Inherent Connection Between Sadness and Art-Making?

From Beethoven to Leonard Cohen, Susan Cain Wonders About Melancholy and Creativity

By Susan Cain | April 7, 2022

The Challenges and Pleasures of Helping Quincy Jones Tell His Life Story

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Patricia Mulcahy on Collaborating with a Musical Icon

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Jason Moran on What It Means to Play the Room

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Hanif Abdurraqib Breaks Down History’s Famous Beefs

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Mesha Maren on Finding the Flow of a Book

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