Meghan Markle, Backbencher
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Led Zeppelin Croaks?
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Mood-Swinging
Songs to get you in the right frame of mind, from Billie Holiday, Sharon Van Etten, the Band, Sidney Bechet, and more
Hasselhoff über Alles!
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Can a Juggler Beat the Mafia?
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The Name Game
Sometimes, musicians make it personal. Herewith, tracks from Joni Mitchell, Elton John, Dave Edmunds, Chuck Berry, and more
Bridezilla vs. the Chinese Communist Party
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No Butts on Topless Beaches?
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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
Martin Scorsese Goes Gen Z
“You TikTok-ing to Me?”
Jeff Bezos’s $500 Million Boat
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Sexcapades in Parliament? Prince Andrew’s New Venture?
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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
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Venice Has a Ship Fit
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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?
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Did You Hear
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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
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Self-love in the time of social distancing, and other news about these strange days