Novelist and critic Alexander Theroux analyzes the pop song.National Book Award nominee, critic and one of Americas least compromising satirists, Alexander Theroux takes a comprehensive l...
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The white blues performers of the 1960s desperately wanted to sound like 65-year-old sharecroppers. Young Eli Cook manages that trick without trying, with a deep voice that sounds as old ...
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The City That Care Forgot follows Dr. John's (aka Mac Rebennack's) brilliant 2006 Mercernary set based on Johnny Mercer tunes. Given that this recording, like 2005's emergency benefit EP ...
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Henry of Navarre, a Huguenot, was required to convert to Roman Catholicism before he could be crowned Henry IV, King of France, in 1594. Claude le Jeune, also a Huguenot, was not required...
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As the Empire of the Sun crumbles upon itself and a rain of firebombs falls upon Japan, the final death march of a nation is echoed in millions of smaller tragedies. This is the story of ...
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The ink our ancestors wrote with, the beeswax in altar candles, the honey on our toast, the silk we wear. This enchanting book is a highly entertaining exploration of the myriad ways inse...
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