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Yo Vlad! You want to talk about “cancel culture”?

From Harper’s Weekly Review: Vladimir Putin complained that Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, and Rachmaninov were victims of cancel culture. I don’t know what what Putin thinks he’s getting at about Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov. Shostakovich, however, is a different matter — except what … Continue reading

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Is “cancel culture” the new “meme”?

I don’t mean to suggest “cancel culture” is a meme — especially after I fessed up not to understanding what a meme is. I understand the meaning of the word “cancel.” And I understand the vague meaning of the word … Continue reading

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