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Common People
A wonderful new book by Stephen Wade, America’s greatest living folklorist, chronicles the history of the country’s folk music.
Oct 13
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Ron Radosh
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Spells that Sell
John Updike, Alice Hoffman, and the golden age of “witch lit.”
Oct 1
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Kevin Mims
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From Atmosphere to Empire
U2 reconsidered at fifty.
Sep 25
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David Cohen
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The Ape in the Basement
Why is masturbation so shameful?
Sep 16
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Robert lynch
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Bad Criticism
Name-calling, guilt-by-association, and other unscrupulous methods of argument are polluting our discourse.
Sep 14
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Rosalind Arden
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Literary Studies Without the Literature
English departments are increasingly ignoring the great works of the past, in favour of popular literary works that reflect activist themes and…
Sep 8
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Kwame Anthony Appiah
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GARY SAUL MORSON
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The $64 Question, Again
Anna D. Shapiro’s recent revival of Eric Bentley’s 1972 play about the HUAC hearings offered entertainment along with the pleasures of moral certainty…
Sep 4
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Thomas Doherty
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Thomas Doherty
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Red Reign
A thrash-metal classic turns forty.
Aug 28
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Noel Yaxley
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Stories You Don’t Want to Be Told
A new exhibition curated by Lars von Trier provides a fascinating look at who and what has influenced one of the world’s most prodigiously gifted and…
Aug 28
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The Beautiful and Banned
There is a rather large difference between the banned books promoted by celebrities and genuinely transgressive and provocative writing.
Aug 20
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Josh
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Together Alone
American individualism and the western, from Fred Zinnemann and John Ford to Larry McMurtry and Taylor Sheridan.
Aug 13
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Craig Clifford
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Strong Opinions
When critics start issuing dictates, they end up excluding broad swathes of art and culture as well as whole areas of human experience.
Jul 12
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Stephen Akey
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