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One of the few guitarists who deserves to be called legendary, Hubert Sumlin, died yesterd...
I made a point of catching Martin Scorsese's change-of-pace movie, Hugo, because it was h...
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Writer Thomas Hayden has made quite a stir in the blogosphere recently with his provocat...
Sometimes stereotypes become a substitute reality. Take "conservatism," for instance: Cons...
As I was driving around yesterday evening doing some errands with NPR on, as I am wont to ...
The 2010 Israeli film Naomi (the Hebrew title actually means Outburst X or Eruption X) has...
No, I don't have the answer to this large and troubling question, but one of my favorite u...
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By Paul Kengor This week hunters across America storm the woods loaded for deer. For yet ...
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Roger Kimball has a think piece on PJ Media that calls into question some of the foundatio...
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Plenty: Since World War II, a college degree was rightly seen as the key to middle class u...
About five years ago, Paste magazine asked 50 music industry professionals to name their f...
