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On “What Shall We Ask of Writers?” by Albert Maltz (1946) [by Stacey Harwood-Lehman]
Do his observations hold true today? Over at Design*Sponge, one of my favorite blogs, Grace Bonney has introduced a new column wherein she asks favorite artists or designers to show and describe their teenage bedrooms.…
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Your Five Favorite Songs and Dances [by David Lehman]
I sometimes think that the ideal form for some poems may be the table of contents. Inveterate list-maker that I am, I am quite certain that the list or catalogue qualifies as a distinctively…
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Swoonatra: The Hits Keep Coming! [by Stacey Harwood]
Sinatra’s Century by David Lehman David continues to get well-deserved praise for Sinatra's Century: One Hundred Notes on the Man and His World. Friends both near and far are writing to tell him how much…
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Some Words on ‘Some Words on My Hatred of Cheese’ c. 1991 [by Daniel Nester]
A few years ago, a friend gave me a writing prompt: "re-visit an essay you wrote years ago and write another essay on that." Very essayistic, I thought. So I dug up an old…
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The Weakness in Me: Notes on Joan Armatrading [by Daniel Nester]
There are certain albums I pair exclusively with cassettes. I doubt there will be a tape revival anytime soon, at least as big as the current vinyl boom. Still, people of a certain age, myself included,…
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Inside the First Cover of Bohemian Rhapsody: An Interview with Tony Rivers [by Daniel Nester]
This year we celebrate the 40th anniversary of “Bohemian Rhapsody,” complete with original artwork reissue of the single for Record Store Day’s Black Friday edition and “Bohemian Lager,” a Queen-endorsed brew made in–where else?–the…
