On the heels of the 'Blurred Lines' ruling, I'm coming to conquer the musical universe.

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A meditation on Ferguson.


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Southern Poverty Law Center

The legendary professional wrestler (and occasional movie star) Andre Roussimoff gets his own comics biography by the award-winning comics creator Box Brown.  Brown will be one of hundred of authors appearing this weekend at the Miami Book Fair.

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Box Brown
Miami Book Fair

From Halloween through Christmas, the question persists: How many lights?  The answer: Never enough.

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Hammond B3 Wil Blades player talks about how he came to the instrument, getting to know Dr. Lonnie Smith, and the musical freedom he's found on his latest album, 'Field Notes.'

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In a recently unearthed and reconstructed interview, writer Frank Deford talks about his 2010 novel, Bliss, Remembered, Leni Riefenstahl, the various pleasures of writing, and the general state of sports.

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Bliss, Remembered
Deford's page at NPR
Deford's page at Sports Illustrated