Happy Birthday to Two Hip-Hop Greats
Today is a big day for hip-hop: it’s the birthday of both André 3000 and RJD2. Born just one year apart, they both have had an indelible influence on the genre – and in very different ways.André 3000...
View ArticleGhostwriters
The best-seller list is dominated by memoirs and self-help books written by celebrities and politicians. Or “written” by celebrities and politicians. “On the non-fiction best-seller list, 12 out of the...
View Article'Japan's Beethoven': Understanding the Ghost Composer Scandal
Leonard Bernstein, Paul McCartney and Osvaldo Golijov all wrote high-profile music that wasn't entirely theirs. They used orchestrators (Bernstein in West Side Story), musical collaborators...
View ArticleFor Your Consideration: Five TV Shows That Deserve a Reboot
Like many people in the era of Netflix and Amazon Prime, I’m a total binge watcher. I raced through the newest season of "House of Cards" the weekend it premiered. And the weekend before, I’ll admit...
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