George Kalogerakis
The Covidfefe Chronicles
You can’t spell “pandemic” without “me,” backward
Get Out
Take an (imaginary) trip with Frank Sinatra, Noël Coward, the Plimsouls, the Talking Heads, and more
Ground Control to Captain Tom
How a 99-year-old World War II vet became England’s hottest pop idol
More Side Effects
Self-isolation then and now. A lot has changed since 1978—but some things haven’t
Side Effects
Cataloguing some of the less consequential repercussions of the coronavirus
Music for Shut-Ins (Part I)
The world is on a short leash these days. But you can tug at it. Madness, Noël Coward, the Kinks, Dusty Springfield, Benny Goodman, and others can help
Warning Tracks
This Ides of March, the foreboding will be palpable. Some earlier prophecies from the Beatles, Marvelettes, dB’s, Leonard Cohen, Sly and the Family Stone, and others. Et tu, Ann Peebles?
Famous Last Words
Death doesn’t stop narrators in songs from expressing themselves, as tracks from Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue, the Rolling Stones, the Shangri-Las, and others prove
Halloween Charade
An All Saints’ party with Patti, Billie, Neko, Nico, Emmylou, Bruce, Lucinda, and more—some with full names!
Pierre Le-Tan
An illustrator who blended whimsy and shadow in his palette
Dream House
A writer’s idyllic retreat in Greece
