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Billie Holiday at 100

Posted July 21, 201600:49:57

The astonishment about Billie Holiday in her 100th birthday summer is how differently we hear her. Back in the day — in her music, in her autobiography...

Greil Marcus: America in Three Songs

Posted July 14, 201600:50:00

Our country turned 240 last week—and yet it seems as if we’ve got so much growing up to do.In the 1960s—maybe the last moment in our history...

The Tragedy of Tony Blair

Posted July 6, 201600:14:53

The scathing Chilcot verdict on Tony Blair’s contribution to the war on Iraq brings to mind a more awful tragedy: that more politicians – notably...

The Great British Break-Off

Posted June 30, 201600:50:01

This week, we’re catching up on the split heard round the world. People laughed at Tory historian Niall Ferguson for warning that Brexit—Britain’s...

Give ‘Em Hill?

Posted June 22, 201600:49:56

When almost everyone you know is scared to death at the prospect of The Donald as The President, it can feel like we’re barely thinking about his...