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Ancient Wisdom: Me, My Kids, and Rock ‘n’ Roll
Having your son or daughter as your rock ‘n’ roll buddy is a wondrous thing. The music we have heard and the memories we have created—like rock ‘n…
Larry Gondelman
BONUS: Why the Ramones, Tom Paine, and Steve Jobs Are All Punk
The editor at large at ‘Reason’ takes listeners through the cultural and political moments that birthed the punk aesthetic.
Eli Lake
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The Weekend Press: Who’ll Save Us From Scams?
Plus: Sascha Seinfeld on ‘Dance Moms.’ A Soviet dissident explains why he doesn’t eat chocolate cake. AI reaches No. 1 on the country music charts. A…
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Second Thought: Nobody Wants to Date the Hulk
Plus: Please stop listening to this week’s hit country song. Hasan Piker takes Tiananmen Square. A great new show for history bros. The $1.7 million…
River Page
Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s Socrates
The roots of punk go back much further than you think. Like 2,400 years back…
Eli Lake
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The Weekend Press: Teenage Dreams
Plus: Suzy Weiss reviews Sydney Sweeney’s boxing biopic. Kat Rosenfield on why ‘Teen Vogue’ had to die. The legendary magazine writer Gay Talese recalls…
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Who Needs God When There’s the Grateful Dead?
Teenagers need something to worship. In the ’80s, it was the Grateful Dead. What is there now?
Larissa Phillips
Second Thought: Frankenstein’s Monster, but Sexy
Plus: Lily Allen’s open marriage sounds like a horror story. Your neighbors have gone too far with their Halloween decorations. And more!
Kat Rosenfield
Nick Cave on the Best Children’s Book Ever Written
The rock and roll legend breaks down ‘The Adventures of Pinocchio.’
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Nick Cave on ‘The Adventures of Pinocchio’
How a children's book helped the rock and roll legend grieve his son.
Shilo Brooks
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Chris Christie: Bruce Springsteen Has Done It Again
‘Deliver Me from Nowhere,’ the Boss’s biopic, is like his best work: By being unexpected, it makes you really feel things.
Chris Christie
What Is Taylor Swift Without a Breakup?
The secret of her stratospheric success is in her ability to make music out of misery. Now that she’s happy, she’s made a superficial album.
Kat Rosenfield
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