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

When New Journalism Was New: Gay Talese on His Legendary Esquire Profile of Frank Sinatra

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

By Gay Talese | December 22, 2021

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

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

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

By Michael Stewart Foley | December 21, 2021

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

Afrodisiac: A Textual Meditation on Greg Tate

Michael A. Gonzales Remembers His Dear Friend and Mentor

By Michael A. Gonzales | December 14, 2021

On Opera’s Indisputable Rules of Gravity

On Opera’s Indisputable Rules of Gravity

Matthew Aucoin Considers the Constraints and Liberation of an Art Form

By Matthew Aucoin | December 9, 2021

“He Wound Up Feeling Like a Close Friend.” On Drawing the Life of Leonard Cohen

“He Wound Up Feeling Like a Close Friend.” On Drawing the Life of Leonard Cohen

Joe Ollmann Talks to Graphic Novelist Philippe Girard

By Literary Hub | December 6, 2021

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Bob Spitz on Writing the Definitive History of the Greatest Rock Band of All Time

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Breaking: Alaska teen turns <em>Gilgamesh</em> into rap.

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How Black Spiritual Songs Gave Rise to New Musical Genres

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Joseph Horowitz on Melodies of "Pathos and Exaltation"

By Joseph Horowitz | November 24, 2021

What Bob Dylan Does—Or Doesn’t—Know About the Assassination of JFK

What Bob Dylan Does—Or Doesn’t—Know About the Assassination of JFK

Jefferson Morley Revisits the Nobel Laureate’s Recent No. 1, “Murder Most Foul”

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Amy Long on Why Taylor Swift is the Perfect Vehicle Through Which To Talk About Books

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Jonathan Russell Clark Talks to the Writer Behind the “Taylor Swift As Books” Instagram Account

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When Young Elvis Met the Legendary B.B. King

When Young Elvis Met the Legendary B.B. King

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9 books perfectly summed up with lyrics from Taylor Swift's <em>Red</em>.

9 books perfectly summed up with lyrics from Taylor Swift's Red.

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Bob Spitz on the Notorious History of Led Zeppelin

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In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | November 12, 2021

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