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The Meaning is in the Response
...and how you're getting higher art all wrong
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Bjorn Brunsberg
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Scene & Heard - #1
Visiting The Golden God, The Great Exhaustion & More
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The Problem with Comparing Taylor Swift to The Beatles...
...and vice versa
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Beautiful Haunt: 5 Songs That Give Me the Chills
If you’re anything like me (or most music fans in general), every so often you’ll hear a song for the first time that leaves behind a profound effect.
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The Rise of the Modern Anti-Hero
And what the success of 'Dune: Part Two' might mean
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The Piano Man Returns...
Initial thoughts on Billy Joel's newly released single, 'Turn the Lights Back On'
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Insights from Joan Didion's Final Book
In fear of adding yet another Joan Didion article to the internet, I was reluctant to echo thoughts and ideas conveyed numerously by columnists…
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Some of my Favorite Moments in Music
Writing this list was a lot of fun to compile, so I highly recommend that you create your own!
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Swinging with Hitler; The Nazi's Failed Attempt to Propagandize Jazz
And the reverse effect of censorship
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