“Mississippi Goddam” was an angry response to tragedy, in show tune form.
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‘Silicon Valley’ Masterfully Skewers Tech Culture
At The New Yorker, Andrew Marantz takes us behind-the-scenes at the HBO comedy “Silicon Valley,” revealing how its writers and creators are so good at accurately skewering the tech world.
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Here at the End of All Things
On losing oneself in the geography of fantasy worlds, from Middle Earth to Westeros.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Story, Uncategorized
A History of American Protest Music: How The Hutchinson Family Singers Achieved Pop Stardom with an Anti-Slavery Anthem
“Get Off the Track!” borrowed the melody of a racist hit song and helped give a public voice to the abolitionist movement.
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The Story of ‘Ella and Louis,’ 60 Years Later
A century-defining album’s improbable genesis.
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“BRAAAM!”: The Sound that Invaded the Hollywood Soundtrack
How Inception changed the way we listen to movies.
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The Story of ‘Ella and Louis,’ 60 Years Later
A century-defining album’s improbable genesis.
Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Quotes, Unapologetic Women
Happy Birthday, Joan Didion
“I think we are well-advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be.”
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Misty Copeland’s Achievement and the Future of Ballet
“My goal is to become the first African-American principal dancer with A.B.T.” -That’s Misty Copeland, in a 2014 profile in The New Yorker. She was promoted on June 30, becoming the first African-American female principal dancer in the American Ballet Theater’s 75-year history. Copeland got her start in ballet when she was 13: Cantine had […]
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Atomic Summer: An Essay by Joni Tevis
Buddy Holly, John Wayne, and the A-Bomb.
