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From the Archive: A Post Contributor Complains About Old People
In an article about aging, a regular Post contributor paused in the middle of his article to vent frustration at the old folks who hog the good things in life. What the author doesn’t mention is his own age: 57.
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News of the Week: New Books, How to Keep Cool, and the Music of Lalo Schifrin
In the news for the week ending July 4, 2025, are reading something, buying nothing, and the states where the most psychopaths live.
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Review: This Is Spinal Tap (1984) — Movies for the Rest of Us with Bill Newcott
This Is Spinal Tap pushed the mockumentary beyond a comedy outlier, establishing it as an outright film genre.
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More on MusicFrom the Archive: Who Really Started the Pop Revolution?
In the fall of 1963, popular music had a decidedly teen feel. Just who was buying these records so often that they climbed to the top of the pop charts?
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Composer John Williams’s Best Off-Screen Music
If you only know him from his movie theater scores — from Jaws to Star Wars to Harry Potter — you should hear what he can do with a concert hall.
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The Black Songwriter Who Took Nashville by Storm
Before Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car” won Song of the Year at the CMAs, hit maker Ted Jarrett’s music topped the country charts.
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By the Numbers: Born in the U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen
40 years ago, The Boss released his biggest hit.
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