Saturday, May 4, 2024

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Music

They say it’s your birthday, Paul McCartney

The joyful Beatle, who turns 80 this week, never hesitates to be sweet, sentimental, or just plain silly. That's why we love him
COVID

Yes, trust science. It’s real. But it’s sometimes more complicated than that

The history of the scientific establishment in the US is full of great advances and abject horror stories.
Lit

On Twain’s birthday, remembering the writer’s anti-imperialism

"I am opposed to having the eagle put its talons on any other land.”
Opinion

The campaign against CRT is all about preserving white privilege

That's the story the right-wing politicians don't want to talk about—because it's still a very real part of American life.
Opinion

Opinion: Unfairly fired reporter Emily Wilder—and the fraud of journalistic ‘objectivity’

An AP reporter is let go for revealing the choices journalists make all the time when reporting "political" stories.
Opinion

Opinion: AIDS denialism in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

In 2000, the Foo Fighters embraced the kind of anti-science thinking we still see today. It's time they apologized.
Opinion

Opinion: ‘Reopening’ seems empty when so many beloved spots are gone

We can't move forward without mourning decades-old institutions like Tyger's Coffee Shop—and doing our best to save others.
Lit

Books: ‘Drug Use for Grown-Ups’— everything we think about illegal drugs is wrong

Carl L. Hart's book dismantles anti-drug propaganda, prodding an honest dialogue about prohibition and addiction.
Performance

Tony Bennett is battling Alzheimer’s—here’s a quick story about his greatness

17 years ago, the big band legend unexpectedly rocked the house at the Bridge School benefit.
Music

The Beatles saved me in 1970. Can music save others in 2021?

The Fab Four's magical mystery powers meant the world to a young queer person. Let's make sure others experience musical affirmation
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