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Letters From the June 26/July 3, 2023, Issue Letters From the June 26/July 3, 2023, Issue

She’s not the boss… Support musicians… The road to 2028… The spiritual left…

Jun 10, 2023 / Our Readers

10 of 2019’s Best Albums

10 of 2019’s Best Albums 10 of 2019’s Best Albums

The hybrid work of Julia Wolfe’s oratorio Fire in My Mouth, FKA twigs’s Magdalene, and Kris Davis’s Diatom Ribbons all showcase the experimental spirit of this year’s most exc...

Dec 30, 2019 / David Hajdu

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Next to Nothing: The Economics and Aesthetics of Streaming Music Next to Nothing: The Economics and Aesthetics of Streaming Music

Apps like Spotify and Apple Music haven’t just changed the way we purchase music—they've changed the way we listen.

Aug 24, 2015 / David Hajdu

Have We Reached the End of Jazz Itself?

Have We Reached the End of Jazz Itself? Have We Reached the End of Jazz Itself?

John Coltrane and other “lost” musicians of the ’60s are teaching a new generation of artists to bend time and space.

Mar 23, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Gene Seymour

Leakonomics: Edward Snowden and the Pirates

Leakonomics: Edward Snowden and the Pirates Leakonomics: Edward Snowden and the Pirates

Bounties on the mutineers demonstrate the limits of transparency.

Jul 16, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Clover

Kill the Internet—and Other Anti-SOPA Myths Kill the Internet—and Other Anti-SOPA Myths

Hollywood didn’t do itself proud with the anti-piracy bills. But in their fervor to defeat them, the self-proclaimed defenders of Internet freedom got a lot of things wrong.

Jan 24, 2012 / Danny Goldberg

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