Steve Paulson

Manual work in the information economy

The role of manual labor in the information economy, and why Matthew Crawford thinks if you really want to use your brains, try the trades.

Can noise be music?

Arts, Culture & Media

Magical thinking

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Apocalyptic fiction

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Genre Busters

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Al Green

Arts, Culture & Media

Al Green’s many R & B hits made him the Minister of L-O-V-E until he gave it all up for gospel music; now he’s back with a new album, “Lay It Down.”

Remix Culture

Arts, Culture & Media

DJ Spooky, Derek Chilcote Bacco and Lawrence Lessig on digital media remix and mash-ups and why current copyright law is absurd.

Modern music

Arts, Culture & Media

The history of the 20th century through the history of its music — from modern classical to jazz and rock.

Musical taste

Arts, Culture & Media

A music writer tries to get in touch with his inner Celine Dion fan — what the experience taught him about musical taste.

Heroes, Anti-heroes & Regular Folks

Arts, Culture & Media

Comic books aren’t just about people in long underwear hitting each other — they’re also a vital medium for individual artistic expression.

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