How Greenwich Village’s Iconic, Iconoclastic Music Scene Came to Be

How Greenwich Village’s Iconic, Iconoclastic Music Scene Came to Be

David Browne on Max Gordon, Prohibition, and the Transformative Creation of the Village Vanguard

By David Browne | September 18, 2024

On the Yemeni Jewish Tradition of Musical Storytelling

On the Yemeni Jewish Tradition of Musical Storytelling

Ayelet Tsabari Finds Her Literary Voice Through Her Ancestors

By Ayelet Tsabari | September 12, 2024

Page Turns: On Literary Translations on the American Ballet Theater's Summer Stage

Page Turns: On Literary Translations on the American Ballet Theater's Summer Stage

Emma Golden Considers Balletic Language

By Emma Golden | August 16, 2024

Setting the Tone: How Listening to Music Can Inspire Fiction Writers

Setting the Tone: How Listening to Music Can Inspire Fiction Writers

Liz Riggs Considers the Similarities and Differences Between Song Lyrics and Narrative Prose

By Liz Riggs | July 11, 2024

Why Play At All? On Perfectionism, Perseverance and Prodigies

Why Play At All? On Perfectionism, Perseverance and Prodigies

Lauren Aliza Green Reconsiders Her Abandonment of the Violin

By Lauren Aliza Green | July 2, 2024

Generation Franchise: <br>Why Writers Are Forced to Become Brands (and Why That’s Bad)

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Jess Row on the Ubiquity of the Digital Persona, From Child Stars to Disney Adults

By Jess Row | June 26, 2024

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How Black Female Jazz Performers Confronted a Racist and Misogynistic World

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Did Jane Austen Like Music? And Why Should We Care?

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Gillian Dooley on the Importance of Music for the British Novelist’s Literary Development

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“Pale Fire” (Tavi’s Version): Notes on Taylor Swift and the Literature of Obsessive Fandom

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