Jack Hamilton

Jack Hamilton is Slate’s pop critic and assistant professor of American studies and media studies at the University of Virginia. He is the author of Just Around Midnight: Rock and Roll and the Racial Imagination.

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A Brief History of the Movie-Summarizing End-Credits Rap

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June 14, 2019 5:45 AM
On Prince’s New Album, Two Recordings Stand Apart

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June 11, 2019 7:30 AM
Dr. John Was an Inspiration to New Orleans, The Muppets, and Me

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June 07, 2019 6:36 PM
Game of Thrones TV Club: The One With the Starbucks Cup

Jack Hamilton, Danielle Hewitt, and Dan Kois

May 06, 2019 12:59 PM
Marvin Gaye’s Lost Album Finds Him at the Peak of His Creativity

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March 29, 2019 1:50 PM
There’s No Separating Michael Jackson’s Music From His Obsession With Children

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Feb 27, 2019 5:44 AM
How and Why to Root for the New England Patriots in the Age of Trump

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Feb 01, 2019 8:00 AM
Why Vice Fails Where All Adam McKay’s Other Films Succeeded

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Jan 31, 2019 5:55 AM
The Boundaries Between Fame and Music Have Never Been More Porous

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Dec 28, 2018 8:00 AM
The Most Important Album of 1968 Wasn’t The White Album. It Was Beggars Banquet.

Jack Hamilton

Dec 06, 2018 2:19 PM
Beastie Boys Book Re-creates the Pleasures of the Group’s Best Albums

Jack Hamilton

Nov 07, 2018 7:12 PM
Why a Song About Unremembered Rap Arcana May Become Hip-Hop’s Most Remembered Song

Jack Hamilton

Oct 18, 2018 5:46 AM
Big Mouth Is So Good It Almost Makes You Miss Middle School

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Oct 15, 2018 8:00 AM
ESPN’s 20-Hour Documentary Basketball: A Love Story Left Me Longing for Ken Burns

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Oct 09, 2018 5:50 AM
Quincy Jones Has Accomplished So Much That Even Netflix’s New Doc About Him Can’t Capture It All

Jack Hamilton

Sept 09, 2018 5:00 PM
If Jane Jacobs Co-Wrote Blazing Saddles, It Would Be Like This Book

Jack Hamilton

Aug 24, 2018 7:30 AM
Aretha Franklin Was Also One of R&B’s Greatest Pianists

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Aug 16, 2018 7:48 PM
Aretha Franklin Was the Defining Voice of the 20th Century

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Aug 16, 2018 10:05 AM
Castle Rock Is a Smart, Addictive Dive Into Stephen King’s World and Work

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July 25, 2018 5:50 AM
XXXTentacion’s Death Deserves More Than Indifference

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June 19, 2018 2:53 PM