An early member of the 27 Membership, blues master Robert Johnson has been an object of veneration amongst such rock luminaries as Eric Clapton and Keith...
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The 10th Largest City in americaAugust 21, 1969 The Aquarian Exposition at the Woodstock Music and Artwork Truthful was pretty outrageous by anyone’s...
Dying Duties: Toni Morrison Appears Back in SorrowSeptember eight, 1987 The subject of Toni Morrison’s new novel, Beloved, is slavery, and the ebook staggers...
Born to Run: Herman Melville’s Great EscapeSeptember 19, 1985 From within his commemorative stamp — dyed an applicable nautical blue — the unpossible hero...
Final yr we advised a coworker that the transfer to L.A. wouldn’t work: Perhaps the Dodgers and Giants might stand up to relocation to that tainted lotus...
His was the driving sitar on “Paint It, Black,” the syncopated marimba on “Underneath My Thumb.” Brian Jones, progenitor of the Rolling Stones, died 50 years...
We’ve Gotta Have It: Spike Lee and a New Black CinemaJune 20, 1989 In his manufacturing diary for Do the Proper Factor, Spike Lee refers to the look he needed...
The Obie judges for 1971-1972: (l-r, again) John Lahr, Michael Smith, Arthur Sainer, and Michael Feingold, and (l-r, entrance) Julius Novick, Dick Brukenfeld...
“The Golden Days of American Theater” Might 21, 1985 On Might 20, the Obies have fun their 30th birthday. This particular supplement, with choices from 30...
When Adam Moss stepped down as editor of New York journal final month, it marked the top of an period. Since taking the helm of the august title in 2004, Moss...