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Book Review: Bob Dylan’s “Philosophy of Modern Song”

November 3, 2022
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The point of Bob Dylan’s project is emotional rather than definitive: to probe the power of song to influence us, make us feel, and ultimately transform us.

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Book Review: The Librarians of Timbuktu — Action Heroes for Cultural Preservation

June 23, 2016
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Former Newsweek bureau chief Joshua Hammer has documented a timely story of cultural heroism.

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Book Review: “Exit Right” — A Rich Study of Ideologues

June 14, 2016
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Exit Right is about how six men entered into politics on the left side of the spectrum and wound up immured in varying extremes of conservatism.

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Book Review: “All the Single Ladies” — Essential Reading

March 28, 2016
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All the Single Ladies is an ambitious book, packed with so many interesting people and ideas that I often wanted to hear far more about each.

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