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My first job was “The Leftovers” . That was with no résumé, but the creator of the show, Damon Lindelof, saw my audition and was like, “That guy.” He took me out...

THE PHILOSOPHY OF MODERN SONG, by Bob DylanCome with me, and let’s stand in the rain of the clauses and sub-clauses in Bob Dylan’s devious new book, “The Philosophy of Modern Song.”Dylan...

Disease, dying and death are usually depicted as wretched or bloody onstage. We’re meant to cry or recoil.As you might guess from its title, though, “You Will Get Sick,” which opened on...

In novels, essays and literary criticism, she wrote about women trapped in repressive families or disintegrating marriages. She also wrote six memoirs.

Draft up a list of today’s most inventive and respected players in the realm of what tends to be called improvised music (or creative music or free jazz) and you’ll inevitably name...

Here’s how Weird Al Yankovic, the accordian-playing king of parody, would like you to think “Another One Rides the Bus” was written: At a pool party, the radio personality Wolfman Jack challenged...

On the weekend before the 2022 midterm elections, “Saturday Night Live” turned to James Austin Johnson, its resident impersonator of President Biden, to assess how Democratic candidates might fare at the polls....

Aaron Carter, the singer and actor who briefly became a teenage sensation in the early 2000s and who was known for the hit song “I Want Candy,” was found dead on Saturday...

Two years ago, thousands of miles apart, two authors started a brand: Immortalis. Valkyrie Kerry and Brett Dyer, known for a broad approach to writing and content creation across multiple platforms and...

Dear readers,Being read aloud to is one of the activities I cherish most. It is a miniature version of what you might experience at a concert, a religious service or a sports...