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Review: ‘Be’ by Common
Yes to the comeback of the new millennium. Yes to soulful beats smelted together by descendants of Hephaestus, legendary producers J Dilla and a young Kanye West. Yes to the South Side of Chicago
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More than Half a Century Later, ‘Let it Bleed’ Still Sings
On a rainy day, the Rolling Stones said goodbye to the ’60s. Composed during one of the worst times in the band’s history with founder Brian Jones losing his place in the band and
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Review: Lana Del Rey’s Blue Banisters
In May 2020, singer and songwriter Lana Del Rey took to Instagram to pose a “question for the culture.” In this long note post that gained over a million likes in one day, she
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Review: The Song of Achilles
The story of the Greek demi-god Achilles is a tale as old as time, historically filled with bloodshed and misery. The demigod was well known for his thirst for violence, effortlessly striking down those
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Sweet Pickle Books Takes Us Back in Time
Sweet Pickle Books is a time capsule. As one browses the shelves of this small shop on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, one gets the feeling of walking through someone’s apartment and peering
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212 Hisae’s Is Not Fancy, And They’re Fine With It
212 Hisae’s is a staple of downtown Manhattan’s college nightlife for one reason. Ask those waiting an hour to get a table – longer on weekends – and they’ll shout it loud enough to
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Tamino At Bowery Ballroom, On The Eve Of The Pandemic
The crowd was silent as the smooth and almost haunting reverberation of the word “habibi” lingered in the air. No one dared disrupt the harmony coming from the deep, gentle voice and soft strums
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