Preview a new adaptation of Jane Austen’s <em>Persuasion</em> soundtracked by Cardi B and Dua Lipa.

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Brendan Slocumb on Mentorship, Antiquities Theft, and Being the Only Black Violin Player Around

Brendan Slocumb on Mentorship, Antiquities Theft, and Being the Only Black Violin Player Around

The Author of The Violin Conspiracy Talks to Jane Ciabattari

By Jane Ciabattari | February 9, 2022

On Clarence Major’s Enduring Portrait of the Blues, <em>Dirty Bird Blues</em>

On Clarence Major’s Enduring Portrait of the Blues, Dirty Bird Blues

Yusef Komunyakaa Introduces the 25th Anniversary Edition

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Warren Ellis on Mementos of the Music World

Warren Ellis on Mementos of the Music World

This Week from the Big Table Podcast with JC Gabel

By Big Table | February 7, 2022

Why Whitney Houston’s Rendition of the National Anthem Still Matters

Why Whitney Houston’s Rendition of the National Anthem Still Matters

Gerrick Kennedy on Houston’s Legendary 1991 Performance

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God of Teenage Appetites: On the Undeniable Allure of Meat Loaf

God of Teenage Appetites: On the Undeniable Allure of Meat Loaf

Summer Brennan Revisits the Genius of “I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That)”

By Summer Brennan | January 24, 2022

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Suzanne Ciani on the Advantages of Analog Over Digital

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The Beatles: On the Break-Up and Their Narrative Power

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From the History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

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When New Journalism Was New: Gay Talese on His Legendary <em>Esquire</em> Profile of Frank Sinatra

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On Trying—and Failing—to Interview Ol' Blue Eyes

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The Politics of Empathy: On the Life and Music of Johnny Cash

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Michael Stewart Foley Looks at the Man in Black’s Engagement with Social and Cultural Issues

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To Write a Revolution on the Sky: On the Radical Legacy of Curtis Mayfield

To Write a Revolution on the Sky: On the Radical Legacy of Curtis Mayfield

Ayana Contreras Considers How the Soul Legend’s Sound Is Still Relevant Today

By Ayana Contreras | December 15, 2021

Afrodisiac: A Textual Meditation on Greg Tate

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Michael A. Gonzales Remembers His Dear Friend and Mentor

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On Opera’s Indisputable Rules of Gravity

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Matthew Aucoin Considers the Constraints and Liberation of an Art Form

By Matthew Aucoin | December 9, 2021

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