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Jess Row on the Uncomfortable Contradictions of "Amazing Grace"

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Listen to some jazz inspired by Lauren Groff's <em>Fates and Furies</em>.

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Big in the Philippines: Why I Was Named After Karen Carpenter

Big in the Philippines: Why I Was Named After Karen Carpenter

On the Odd Affecting Power of The Carpenters

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All your favorite songs reimagined as vintage book covers. (You're welcome.)

All your favorite songs reimagined as vintage book covers. (You're welcome.)

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The Fictional Singer-Songwriter Who Got Her Own Real Album

The Fictional Singer-Songwriter Who Got Her Own Real Album

Laura Barnett on Creating the Musician She'd Always Dreamed About

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