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

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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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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

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

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

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Afrodisiac: A Textual Meditation on Greg Tate

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