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In California, Visions of Defiance and Grace

In California, Visions of Defiance and Grace

Finding Political Inspiration in the Unlikeliest of Places: The Opera

By Veronica Esposito | January 22, 2018

10 Songs for <em>Sir Gawain and the Green Knight</em>

10 Songs for Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

The Very Best in 14th-century Holiday Morality Tales

By Emily Temple | December 28, 2017

How David Bowie Made Life Less Suffocating for Young Queer People

How David Bowie Made Life Less Suffocating for Young Queer People

"He Was Like a Gift from the Gods"

By Darryl W. Bullock | November 28, 2017

<em>The Autobiography of Gucci Mane</em> Sets a New High for the Celebrity Memoir

The Autobiography of Gucci Mane Sets a New High for the Celebrity Memoir

So Why isn't the Literary World Paying Attention?

By Katie Fustich | November 8, 2017

10 Songs for Franz Kafka's <em>The Trial</em>

10 Songs for Franz Kafka's The Trial

Playlist for a Bureaucratic Nightmare!

By Emily Temple | November 3, 2017

On Horror, Heavy Metal, and Why We Love to Be Scared

On Horror, Heavy Metal, and Why We Love to Be Scared

Metallica Guitarist Kirk Hammett May be the World's Biggest Horror Fan

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My 12-Hour Lunch Date with Joni Mitchell

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Playlist for a Classic Novel: <em>The Lover</em>

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A Great Musical Migration: How the Blues Headed North

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Playlist for a Classic Novel: <em>Beloved</em>

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Remembering Prodigy, a Fiercely Independent Artist

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Ibrahim Ahmad on Collaborating with a Hip-Hop Great

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Rescuing the Treasures of a Dead Jazz Legend

Rescuing the Treasures of a Dead Jazz Legend

Sun Ra, Alton Abraham, and the Taming of the Freak

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