Society
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A Musical Bridge Between Past and Present
Steven Hough’s new piano concerto revives composers from Strauss to Chopin, and more.
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Notes Toward the Definition of Kitsch
Kitsch is more than bad art; it’s a flight from freedom to servitude.
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We Are the Robots
Machines are mirrors for humanity in two new films and a recent play.
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Glenn Gould’s God Complex
The pianist’s philosophy is deaf to the transcendent.
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The Absence of a Culture of Shame
It’s much easier to ignore guilt than to face what we deserve.
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A Love Song for Albion
A Tennessee composer turns the Special Relationship into a symphony.
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1492 and Multiculturalism
From 1992: how identity politics skews five centuries of American history.
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Social Justice as Elite Strategy
A conversation with the author of We Have Never Been Woke.
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The Noble Savagery of Sam Peckinpah
“Bloody Sam” was born one hundred years ago this month.
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