Julia Bullock Is Fighting for Social Justice One Song at a Time
Bullock, a biracial soprano, sings Schubert and Fauré but also Billie Holiday and Nina Simone—and she's blazing trails.
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PS Picks: Glam-Rock Wastrel Alex Cameron’s ‘Studmuffin96’ Music Video
PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.
PS Picks: The Enigmatic Nature of Van Morrison’s ‘Astral Weeks’
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James Brown Kept the Peace in Boston After MLK Was Assassinated. Is Such Solidarity Possible Today?
Is a moment of solidarity possible in an age of decentralized media?
There’s New Evidence That Music Lessons Boost Kids’ Cognitive Skills
Dutch schoolchildren reported higher scores on several key tests if they took supplemental music lessons.
Rock Bands Need a Married Square as Much as They do the Wild Bachelor
Both punk bands and student groups produce more innovative work if they contain a mix of married and single people.
PS Picks: Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou’s Mystical Music
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The Edit, Episode #7: A Conversation About Ethiopian Jazz Legend Hailu Mergia
On the latest episode of Pacific Standard's podcast about how our stories are made, editorial assistant Jack Denton talks about his profile of Ethiopian jazz organist Hailu Mergia.
The Lede, Issue #6: Political Season Heats Up, Natural Disasters Over the Last Decade, the Cost of Drugs, and More
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PS Picks: Car Seat Headrest’s Starkly Honest and Ragged Lyrics
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