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Good luck, Brian Wilson

The Beach Boys frontman has died at the age of 82. Loading Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… Who knows what really happened to Brian Wilson? As modern audiences began to discover and appreciate his work, something was deeply and…

Do androids dream about anything at all?

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Although automatism literature had existed in one form or another since the late Middle Ages – beginning with 16th-century folk tales of a golem created from clay and brought to life…

“On Parade” by David Planckert

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Nearly five months into Donald Trump’s second term, he is not only turning America further into an autocracy with his seemingly endless stream of executive abuses, he is also spending significant…

The Lost Dances of Paul Taylor

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this storyYou’re reading the Goings On newsletter, a guide to what we’re watching, listening to and doing this week. Sign up to get it sent to your inbox. When a dance isn’t performed…

Diane Arbus and the Too Revealing Detail

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Nude but for white lingerie, Diane Arbus looks at herself in a full-length mirror tilted to the right. One arm hangs over her rounded belly; the other holds the tripod leg…

Sly Stone’s Political and Musical Awakening

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story In May 1971, Marvin Gaye released what many consider his greatest album, What’s Going On? It’s a musical cycle told from the perspective of a Vietnam veteran returning to the United…

Shopping with my dead dad

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How the meanest genre became good

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Two months ago, the world lost a gruff, powerful guitarist named Al Barile. He was sixty-three when he died after a battle with cancer, and those who mourned him often expressed…