Waxing Lyrical on Bob Dylan

Waxing Lyrical on Bob Dylan

Waking up yesterday to the news that the champion of a rebellious yet subtle poetic vernacular had been recognized as one of the greatest writers of our time, suddenly overshadowed everything else: beauty, music and complexity had prevailed.

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On Bob Dylan’s Blonde On Blonde

On Bob Dylan’s Blonde On Blonde

Whatever you think of the smoke-filled-room politics of the Nobel, it’s hard to deny the cultural significance of Dylan’s work. His songwriting is at the crossroads of the major cultural currents of the 20th century.

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Writer Saleem Haddad on being gay and Arab in the wake of the Orlando massacre

Writer Saleem Haddad on being gay and Arab in the wake of the Orlando massacre

Kuwait-born aid worker and novelist Saleem Haddad knows what it’s like to live as a gay man in the Middle East and has written about his experiences in a number of personal essays as well as exploring those themes in his debut novel Guapa.

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