Why ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ Is The Best Post-1960s Christmas Tune
Perhaps ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ is just a song. But it’s a remarkable one in a way, and if we were still writing Christmas songs these days, we probably wouldn’t write it again.
If We Really Loved Aretha Franklin, We’d Listen To Her Music
Although I’m grateful for all the August homages to one of the queens of R&B, perhaps the best honor would be to keep her music on the airwaves.
The 8 Best And 8 Worst Oscar-Winning Songs Of All Time
In the entire history of awards, the best original song Oscar is the most useless method of measuring an artist’s abilities. Here’s proof.
If You Want To Get Into Jazz But Don’t Know How, Start With This Essay Duet
Like most things worth doing, jazz takes some work to get into—but it’s not for reasons you might suspect.
Why Hollywood Should Rediscover Sinatraism
For those celebrities seeking a primer on how to interact with the political sphere in the era of Trump, they would be wiser to look to the model of another prominent star of the past: Frank Sinatra.
Here’s Your Classic Christmas Playlist
Here’s a playlist (complete with a Spotify link) of classic Christmas songs, from the forties forward.
Diversity And The Free Market
Intellectual diversity opens minds and behavioral diversity presents alternative options for lifestyle comfort and happiness.
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