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Sonic Dimensions: Paul Kwiatkowski on His Novel's Soundtrack
Sonic Dimensions: Paul Kwiatkowski on His Novel's Soundtrack
By Arvind Dilawar
October 01, 2013

Paul Kwiatkowski's debut novel, And Every Day Was Overcast, includes photographs, handwritten notes and ... a soundtrack?

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Directioners: the New Beatlemaniacs
Directioners: the New Beatlemaniacs
By Jake Flanagin
August 21, 2013

Is Twitter rage of One Direction fans the next phase in fandom evolution?

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Minimalism and Yeezus
Minimalism and Yeezus
By Ian Bourland
August 09, 2013

Kanye West claims he's “a minimalist in a rapper’s body,” but is Yeezus really an heir to minimalism?

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Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: Rob Sheffield and Julie Klausner at Strand
Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: Rob Sheffield and Julie Klausner at Strand
By Kate Gavino
August 09, 2013

A series that celebrates everyone’s favorite part of an author reading: the Q&A. This week, Julie Klausner interviews Rob Sheffield about his memoir, Turn Around Bright Eyes.

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Jay Z and Kanye West: Too Cultured for Rap?
Jay Z and Kanye West: Too Cultured for Rap?
By Dolapo Ladeinde
August 07, 2013

Jay Z and Kanye West may have gone from the block to the Basel, but have they alienated their core audience along the way?

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Death as an Obstacle: An Interview with Stephin Merritt
Death as an Obstacle: An Interview with Stephin Merritt
By Kate Gavino
July 30, 2013

Stephin Merritt discusses sci-fi, hackneyed metaphors and how his music-making process involves two “different species of beaver.” 

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Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: Lindsay Hunter at Studio-X New York
Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: Lindsay Hunter at Studio-X New York
By Freddie Moore
July 24, 2013

"Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs" is a weekly series that celebrates everyone’s favorite part of the author reading: the Q&A. This week, Lindsay Hunter talks about short and sweet flash fiction.

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Lincoln & the 1864 Election: (Occasionally Racist) Campaign Songs of Yesteryear
Lincoln & the 1864 Election: (Occasionally Racist) Campaign Songs of Yesteryear
By Patrick Sauer
July 22, 2013

The patriotic and vitriolic campaign songs of the 1864 election

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Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: Chuck Klosterman at BookCourt
Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: Chuck Klosterman at BookCourt
By Kate Gavino
July 11, 2013

A weekly series that celebrates everyone’s favorite part of the author reading: the Q&A. This week, Chuck Klosterman discusses Yeezus and the literary value of ‘shrooms.

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The Roots of Questlove: A Review of “Mo’ Meta Blues”
The Roots of Questlove: A Review of “Mo’ Meta Blues”
By Hilary Hughes
July 08, 2013

What happens when Ahmir Thompson — a.k.a. Questlove — steps out from behind the drum kit and becomes his own critic?

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