A Life in Jazz: On Love, Loss and Self-Discovery to an Improvised Beat

A Life in Jazz: On Love, Loss and Self-Discovery to an Improvised Beat

Jeffery Renard Allen Explores the Impact of Music on His Creative and Personal Life

By Jeffery Renard Allen | March 9, 2026

Your Favorite Male Rapper’s Favorite Rapper

Your Favorite Male Rapper’s Favorite Rapper

Jessica Lynne on Missy Elliott’s Offstage Sonic World

By Jessica Lynne | March 9, 2026

Here’s what’s making us happy <em> this </em> week.

Here’s what’s making us happy this week.

By Brittany Allen | March 6, 2026

On the Rise of <em>Pitchfork</em> and 21st-Century Music Criticism

On the Rise of Pitchfork and 21st-Century Music Criticism

Ronen Givony on the Early Days of Music Reviewing

By Ronen Givony | March 6, 2026

The Origin of Prince’s Iconic Sound

The Origin of Prince’s Iconic Sound

Rashad Shabazz on the Black Music Scene in Mid-Twentieth Century Minneapolis

By Rashad Shabazz | February 17, 2026

Here’s what’s making us happy <em>this</em> week.

Here’s what’s making us happy this week.

By Brittany Allen | February 13, 2026

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What Playing With Sun Ra in College Taught Me About Myself

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Explore Black literary NYC with this map of 100 important spots.

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Why Bob Dylan’s COVID-Era Album Was the Real Nobel Lecture

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Robert Polito Explores the Singer-Songwriter’s Lyrical Reckoning With American History and Contemporary Reality

By Robert Polito | January 29, 2026

“Stick Together and We’ll Win.” How to Get Inspired For the Minneapolis General Strike

“Stick Together and We’ll Win.” How to Get Inspired For the Minneapolis General Strike

Selected Readings From W.E.B. DuBois to Chris Hedges

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This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

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Here’s what’s making us happy <em>this</em> week.

Here’s what’s making us happy this week.

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The NYPL has acquired Tom Verlaine’s archive. Which other rock stars live on at the library?

The NYPL has acquired Tom Verlaine’s archive. Which other rock stars live on at the library?

By Brittany Allen | January 22, 2026

On Taylor Swift and the Hard Art of Reinvention

On Taylor Swift and the Hard Art of Reinvention

Misty L. Heggeness Considers the Ways Women Respond to Economic Challenges and Setbacks

By Misty L. Heggeness | January 21, 2026

What to read next if <em>Blue Moon</em> was your favorite movie of 2025.

What to read next if Blue Moon was your favorite movie of 2025.

By Brittany Allen | January 15, 2026

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