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All I want for Christmas is Mariah Carey's memoir.

All I want for Christmas is Mariah Carey's memoir.

By Aaron Robertson | July 9, 2020

The late John Prine is the first honorary poet laureate of Illinois.

The late John Prine is the first honorary poet laureate of Illinois.

By Aaron Robertson | July 1, 2020

A Brief History of the Policing<br> of Black Music

A Brief History of the Policing
of Black Music

Harmony Holiday Dreams of a Black Sound Unfettered
by White Desire

By Harmony Holiday | June 19, 2020

There are ballads, spiritual quests, and other treasures in Nick Cave's favorite books.

There are ballads, spiritual quests, and other treasures in Nick Cave's favorite books.

By Aaron Robertson | June 15, 2020

How Children's Books Can Help Parents Talk About Race

How Children's Books Can Help Parents Talk About Race

Rachel Moss on Illustrating the Song Lyrics of Peter Tosh

By Rachel Moss | June 12, 2020

Freddie Mercury Was a Total Opera Fanboy

Freddie Mercury Was a Total Opera Fanboy

Late in His Life, He Teamed Up with One of Opera's Biggest Stars

By Alfonso Casas | June 4, 2020

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The Magnetic Fields have a new album and it's inspired by the microfictions of Lydia Davis?

By Jonny Diamond | May 19, 2020

The Enduring Impact of Jazz on American Film

By Literary Hub | May 19, 2020

On Didion, The Dead, and the Dawn of a California Arts Revolution

By Jim Newton | May 14, 2020

Haruki Murakami is going to DJ a special “Stay-Home” radio show for his fellow recluses.

Haruki Murakami is going to DJ a special “Stay-Home” radio show for his fellow recluses.

By Jonny Diamond | May 12, 2020

What Pop Stars Can Teach Writers About Failure

What Pop Stars Can Teach Writers About Failure

On the Freedom of Doing Something New and Bad

By Jennifer Keishin Armstrong | May 6, 2020

Assimilation and 80s Punk Culture in Small-Town Pennsylvania

Assimilation and 80s Punk Culture in Small-Town Pennsylvania

Phuc Tran on What Helped Him Survive Isolation

By Phuc Tran | April 22, 2020

Odetta, the Shy Folk Singer Who Defied McCarthyism's Fear Tactics

Odetta, the Shy Folk Singer Who Defied McCarthyism's Fear Tactics

Among Her Fans Were Rosa Parks, Bob Dylan, and Martin Luther King

By Ian Zack | April 20, 2020

Bob Dylan channels Walt Whitman in another glorious surprise release.

Bob Dylan channels Walt Whitman in another glorious surprise release.

By Aaron Robertson | April 17, 2020

All your favorite pop songs reimagined as sonnets.

All your favorite pop songs reimagined as sonnets.

By Emily Temple | April 14, 2020

The Time Giuseppe Verdi Battled *Actual* Censorship

The Time Giuseppe Verdi Battled *Actual* Censorship

On Italian Radicals Who Fought For Freedom

By Wallis Wilde-Menozzi | April 3, 2020

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