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George Kalogerakis


George Kalogerakis was one of the original editor-writers at Spy and later worked for Vanity Fair, Vogue, New York, Travel + Leisure, and The New York Times, where he was deputy op-ed editor for 13 years. A co-author of Spy: The Funny Years and co-editor of two books on the Times’s Civil War series, Disunion, he is a Writer at Large for AIR MAIL.

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Meghan Markle, Backbencher

And other curious news about these strange days …

Mood-Swinging

Songs to get you in the right frame of mind, from Billie Holiday, Sharon Van Etten, the Band, Sidney Bechet, and more

Led Zeppelin Croaks?

And other curious news about these strange days …

Hasselhoff über Alles!

Can the Baywatch star save Germany? And more curious news about these strange days …

The Name Game

Sometimes, musicians make it personal. Herewith, tracks from Joni Mitchell, Elton John, Dave Edmunds, Chuck Berry, and more

Can a Juggler Beat the Mafia?

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Bridezilla vs. the Chinese Communist Party

And other curious news about these strange days

No Butts on Topless Beaches?

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Martin Scorsese Goes Gen Z

“You TikTok-ing to Me?”

Odes to the Office

Dying to return to your place of work? (Or are you back in the office and doing your dying there?) Herewith, a collection of songs that will make you feel better in either case

Jeff Bezos’s $500 Million Boat

And other strange news about these curious days

Sexcapades in Parliament? Prince Andrew’s New Venture?

Curious news about these strange days

Meghan Markle’s Puppy Love?

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Al Pacino Gets Whacked in Rome

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A Jewel Heist in Paris

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Where Hollywood
Is Hiding Out …

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Venice Has a Ship Fit

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Did You Hear About … ?

Curious news about these strange days

Rhiannon Giddens

The American singer’s new album is a moving ode to the pleasures and losses of a year in lockdown

What Do The Shining and Trump Have in Common?

And other strange news about these curious days

Did You Hear
About … ?

Strange news about these curious days

Did You Hear
About … ?

Curious news about these strange days

Learning to Reed

On the occasion of the birthday of one of rock ’n’ roll’s finest songwriters, a playlist of Lou Reed covers (and some that aren’t) from Bryan Ferry, Sandra Nkaké, David Bowie, Mink DeVille, and more

Did You Hear
About … ?

Self-love in the time of social distancing, and other news about these strange days