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Viewed in the proper light, influencer is a career path of tragic dimensions.
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But beware—I do strange things in front of an audience
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I've finally completed my "Experiment in Rock Criticism"—and it's the longest profile of a single musician I've ever done, achieving a wicked…
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Corruption and bad governance took root everywhere, but people in the streets were more worked up over their favorite color
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My informal survey reveals the decline of an insipid but historic genre
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I talk to Derek Thompson of The Atlantic about why old stars are so big in music, movies, and popular culture.
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A hundred years ago, Arthur Inman decided to write the most brutally honest and explicit diary in history—so he hired people to tell him their intimate…
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A true story of high literary aspirations and low culinary standards
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Bruce Faulconer deserves better, but the system seems rigged against him
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We're seeing enormous support for the initiative to get Ellington the award he was denied in 1965. Here's a quick update.
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You can play for huge audiences in the greatest music city in the world, and still disappear without a trace
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I offer a frank and unfiltered assessment, and rank my sources from best to worst
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