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Music
Suzy Weiss: How Disney Girls Grow Up
Plus: How much sex is too much sex? Bob Dylan does something very weird. And a new memoir about celibacy.
Suzy Weiss
Sly Stone: Funk Revolutionary
Yes, drugs were his downfall. But before he succumbed, he wrote songs that would influence generations of musicians, from Miles Davis to Janet Jackson.
Eli Lake
Suzy Weiss: My Afternoon with the Vibe Coders
Plus: Tech feuds, Jesse Armstrong’s new movie, Taylor Swift’s grudges. And more!
Suzy Weiss
American Vulgarity, from Lenny Bruce to Kanye West
When you restrain jokes, an obscene backlash is inevitable.
Eli Lake
A Banjo, a Bible, and the Road Back Home
Since I left Mumford & Sons four years ago I hadn’t played banjo live. Oliver Anthony gave me the chance to pick it back up again.
Winston Marshall
Lady Gaga and the Mayhem of Modern Music
If you want to hear how playlists, Spotify, and the shuffle function have changed studio albums forever, listen to the pop star’s latest.
River Page
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