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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

By Karen Tongson | July 22, 2019

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

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

By Emily Temple | July 19, 2019

The Fictional Singer-Songwriter Who Got Her Own Real Album

The Fictional Singer-Songwriter Who Got Her Own Real Album

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The dad-rock book tie-in we’ve all been waiting for: a Metallica children’s book.

The dad-rock book tie-in we’ve all been waiting for: a Metallica children’s book.

By Jonny Diamond | July 11, 2019

Remembering Merce Cunningham and Radical Dance in Postwar Paris

Remembering Merce Cunningham and Radical Dance in Postwar Paris

Marianne Preger-Simon on Dancing with an Icon

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Of course Lana Del Rey is writing poetry about Sylvia Plath.

Of course Lana Del Rey is writing poetry about Sylvia Plath.

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The Jonas Brothers are writing a memoir and it is called <em>Blood</em>

The Jonas Brothers are writing a memoir and it is called Blood

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