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'Hamilton' producer Jeffrey Seller traces his journey from 'Theater Kid' to Broadway
Seller has been a key behind-the-scenes figure for some of Broadway's biggest hits including, Hamilton and Rent, but he got his start on a much smaller scale. He looks back in a new memoir.
A Front-Line View Of ISIS At War: 'They're Not Backing Down'
New York Times reporter Rukmini Callimachi was recently embedded with Iraqi troops fighting to liberate western Mosul from ISIS. She reports that the Islamic State looks "more fierce than ever."
Frank Carlberg's Big Band Takes Extended Flights On Familiar Monk Themes
by Kevin Whitehead
Monk Dreams, Hallucinations and Nightmares, by the Finish-born pianist and composer, is a meditation on Thelonious Monk's "odd but catchy melodies," says jazz critic Kevin Whitehead.
In Many Ways, Author Says, Spanish Civil War Was 'The First Battle Of WWII'
Adam Hochschild says American involvement in the Spanish Civil War resulted in Americans being bombed by Nazis years before the U.S. entered World War II. Originally published March 28, 2018.
'Sense Of An Ending' Lacks The Punch Of The Prize-Winning Novel It's Based On
by David Edelstein
The film tells the story of an emotionally shut-down man who gradually learns that the events of his past are not as he remembers. David Edelstein says the movie, unlike the book, is a "non-event."
What Is Steve Bannon And Jeff Sessions' Shared Vision For Remaking America?
Journalist Emily Bazelon says the relationship between Bannon and Sessions predates the 2016 campaign, and that their anti-immigration policies come from fears of a growing minority population.
Remembering Dutch Jazz Pianist And Composer Misha Mengelberg
by Kevin Whitehead
Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead remembers Mengelberg, who died Friday, as a "musical anarchist" who taught classical counterpoint and wrote dozens of catchy melodies.