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How Do You Set James Joyce’s Most Famous Story on the Stage?

How Do You Set James Joyce’s Most Famous Story on the Stage?

Feasting with the Ghosts of “The Dead”

By Leslie Pariseau | January 10, 2019

It's Been 25 Years Since Kurt Cobain's Last Rites, Nirvana's <em>Unplugged</em> Show

It's Been 25 Years Since Kurt Cobain's Last Rites, Nirvana's Unplugged Show

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By Lynn Crosbie | December 14, 2018

When The Beatles Met Their Idol, Elvis Presley

When The Beatles Met Their Idol, Elvis Presley

It Was Even More Awkward Than You'd Think!

By Ray Connolly | December 3, 2018

On Ratchet Respectability and Beyoncé's Sexual Politics

On Ratchet Respectability and Beyoncé's Sexual Politics

Omise'eke Tinsley and Revolutions in Black Feminism

By Omise'eke Tinsley | November 21, 2018

On the Complicated Legacy of American Country Music

On the Complicated Legacy of American Country Music

Soundtrack to the Embattled Claims of Folk Culture

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