Finding heroes in the headlines
Writing about art put me close to so many artists. It was exhilarating. But I was only ever close.
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Mind the Gap: Send him something back
Ethan is an average little brother: a sophomore in high school, water polo player, good at algebra, watches Marvel movies, despises emotions.
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Septembre days
Mind the Gap
So, my friends have taken it upon themselves, and my life has filled up with teachers who explain why the subject they’re teaching is important.
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Regina Spektor warms hearts, embraces rainstorm at Greek Theatre
Eventually, as the stairs of the Greek became rushing rivers, not even Spektor’s awe-inspiring vocal acrobatics and piano arpeggios could warm the audience.
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Regina Spektor contemplates time with ‘Remember Us to Life’
Regina Spektor’s albums have always been collections of songs written throughout her career: shiny new tunes gleaming with the wisdom of her 30s mixed in with relics of her younger years. That’s not to say her albums have ever felt cobbled together — seven highly successful records would argue with
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Mea culpa manifesto
Fake Out
Don’t ask me what kind of music I like. Don’t ask me what I’m into. Just ask me who I am, and I’ll give you a list of songs and artists and movies and shows and books that built a personality. I like art to defy category or definition. I
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Tunesday: Battle the summer blues
Though summer isn’t usually categorized as a melancholy season, something about going home, lighting sparklers and slipping into cyan swimming pools leaves a nostalgic sensation in its wake. Sometimes every happy summer memory feels fleeting. After the moment ends, you find yourself one fewer summer adventure away from returning to
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Regina Spektor: What We Saw from the Cheap Seats
When Regina Spektor composes lyrics, she doesn’t write them down. This can be a problem; lyrics slip through the cracks of memory like change between couch cushions. What she does manage to get down into a song, however, tends to be memorable, a sweet bit of candy for the ears.
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