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Corner Club Cathedral Cocoon

by Peter Rubin December 14, 2022December 14, 2022

“Against my better judgment, I found myself becoming an outlet for the resentments and niche preoccupations of the people who make speakers.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

Rod McKuen Was the Bestselling Poet in American History. What Happened?

by Peter Rubin October 12, 2022October 19, 2022

“He sold 60 million books and 100 million records. Why was he forgotten?”

A collage of global folk musicians — from Finland, Tibet, Mongolia, and Mali — all performing in traditional dress.
Posted inReading List

‘This Stuff is Alive’: A Global Folk Music Reading List

by Chris Wheatley October 18, 2022October 19, 2022

Six pieces that demonstrate the timelessness of ever-changing sonic traditions.

Posted inArts & Culture, Featured, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes

Earl King Deserves His Due

by Krista Stevens February 8, 2021October 19, 2022

Earl King’s “discs were among the rare ones where the words were as important as the music, where blues guitar was balanced with second-line piano, and where the B-sides were as strong as the A-sides.”

Singer Candi Staton, smiling, hands on her hips, over a patchwork clip of images of her over the years.
Posted inFeature

“I Had to Face the Blues Every Day”

by David Gambacorta July 12, 2022October 20, 2022

Soul and gospel singer Candi Staton let no hardship stand in the way of her voice, one that helped define the music of her generation.

Posted inStory

But Who Tells Them What To Sing?

by Adrian Daub September 2, 2021October 13, 2022

“And thus another Hollywood tradition was born: film choruses belting out perfectly nonsensical prose with utter conviction.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

Mark in the Middle

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands September 23, 2020October 19, 2022

“There was no obvious way to placate liberal employees and conservative users at the same time.” Casey Newton reports on the dynamics inside Facebook and shares a series of leaked audio recordings from internal meetings this summer.

Posted inNonfiction

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads July 15, 2022October 14, 2022

This week, our editors recommend notable features and essays by Jason Fagone and Alexandria Bordas, Jennifer Senior, Lachlan Summers, Lupita Limón Corrales, and Anna Wiener.

A colorful bird perched on a tree branch, its mouth open in song
Posted inNonfiction

The Sounds of Silence: A Reading List About Listening to Nature

by Peter Hemminger March 1, 2022October 19, 2022

Kindling a new awareness of the outdoors wasn’t something the author predicted, but it brought a host of realizations — including the discovery of these five thoughtful longreads.

Posted inStory

Shelved: Yoko Ono

by Tom Maxwell January 21, 2021October 18, 2022

On Yoko Ono’s 1974 album “A Story,” and stepping out from behind the ever-present shadow of John Lennon.

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