Celebrating Gilberto Gil #Gil80Anos
The living legend of Brazilian music turns 80 alongside Paul McCartney. Two career-spanning Spotify playlists included.
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David Reaboi
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Kurt Schlichter: In Praise of the New Rules
Catching up with the author of his forthcoming tenth book, "We'll Be Back: The Fall and Rise of America."
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Tropicália: ou Panis et Circencis (1968)
A celebration of the most joyous and addictive musical manifesto of all time, which announced a new artistic movement in the Brazil of the late 60s.
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Djavan: Luz (1982) and Lilas (1984)
Two early '80s Djavan records that somehow sound both dated and absolutely genius.
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Pedro Gonzalez: Ukraine, Russia and the Madness of Crowds
Episode 16: Pedro Gonzalez The madness of crowds, indeed. One of the defining characteristics of this age of moral panics is that it doesn’t take much to become a dissident;…
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Rick Beato: On the Joys of Music and the Nature of Creativity
Talking about the analog life with the legendary music YouTube star. Plus: Elvin Jones steals the spotlight on McCoy Tyner's classic "Passion Dance."
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Eight Beautiful Brazilian Songs
I hate BEST OF or TOP X lists. I just like to throw everything I find beautiful into a big bag, toss it over my shoulder and carry it around…
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Jeane Kirkpatrick: A Normal Country in a Normal Time (1990)
NOTE: I was struck when reading this for the first time several months ago. To say that this Kirkpatrick essay–which is the finest short piece on foreign policy I’ve ever…
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David Reaboi on TimCast IRL, #279
I had the pleasure of joining Tim, Lydia and Ian to talk about some of the day's most important stories, including the end of America, the collapse of the Wuhan lab "conspiracy theory," Harambe and more.
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Stop Yelling Stop
The first step is to clear your mind of pointless political conversations by selecting interlocutors with whom you don’t have to have mindless, basic fights on irreconcilable issues.
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