April 23, 2025
- Eliza Griswold on Mary Magdalene
- Scaachi Koul on reading an A.I.-generated biography of herself
- The woman who taught Socrates about the philosophy of love
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They’d arranged to leave late so as to avoid the traffic. Matthew, trundling his suitcase from the subway, arrived at Charlie’s house in Cobble Hill at seven and helped load Charlie’s bags into the back of the Lexus. It was a humid evening, and by the time they were done his shirt was soaked in sweat.”
“New sounds blew through Sun Ra’s head, sounds that exceeded the size and shape of more conventional jazz forms: swing, with its ensemble harmonies; bebop, with its jagged melodies and rhythmic tricks.”