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How Lawrence Ferlinghetti Changed American Culture Forever

Fred Kaplan

Feb 23, 2021 5:32 PM

Rush Limbaugh Wasn’t Funny

Justin Peters

Feb 18, 2021 1:02 AM

SOPHIE’s Music Was Completely Artificial and Utterly Real

Benjamin Frisch

Jan 30, 2021 1:16 PM

Phil Spector Transformed Pop Music and Destroyed Lives

Jack Hamilton

Jan 18, 2021 9:13 AM

MF DOOM Will Never Really Die

Jack Hamilton

Jan 05, 2021 6:50 PM

Diego Maradona Was Soccer’s Tortured, Transcendent Megastar

Eric Betts

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How James “the Amazing” Randi Hindered His Own Movement

Rebecca Watson

Nov 09, 2020 2:05 PM

Friends, Fans, and Contestants Mourn Jeopardy! Host Alex Trebek on Social Media

Matthew Dessem

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Sean Connery Has Died. Friends, Fans, and the Other James Bonds Are Saluting Him on Social Media.

Matthew Dessem

Oct 31, 2020 9:19 PM

Eddie Van Halen Broke the Guitar Solo

Jack Hamilton

Oct 07, 2020 10:57 AM

Americans Mourn the Passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg at 87

Heather Schwedel

Sept 18, 2020 10:24 PM

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has Died

Mark Joseph Stern

Sept 18, 2020 7:54 PM

The Ghosts in Randall Kenan’s New, and Final, Collection of Stories

Dan Kois

Sept 03, 2020 1:54 PM

Friends, Collaborators, and Fans Mourn Black Panther Star Chadwick Boseman, Dead at 43

Matthew Dessem

Aug 29, 2020 4:45 PM

Larry Kramer Wouldn’t Be Quiet

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As a Young HIV Activist, I Hated Larry Kramer. Then He Invited Me to Dinner.

James Krellenstein

May 29, 2020 4:21 PM

The Normal Heart Was Addressed to a Specific Crisis. But Its Insights About Anger and Love Are Timeless.

Isaac Butler

May 27, 2020 7:54 PM

Marc Maron Remembers Director Lynn Shelton, His Partner, Who Died Saturday at 54

Cornelia Channing

May 18, 2020 1:05 PM

Jerry Stiller Took a Small Part on Seinfeld and Made It Legendary

Heather Schwedel

May 12, 2020 3:03 PM

Little Richard’s Music Was Dangerous, but So Is Freedom

Tom Scocca

May 09, 2020 10:19 PM

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