Before the World Blows, Dallas Heard Erykah Badu First
She and The Alchemist finished a sixteen-track record in Dallas and Los Angeles. Last Wednesday she played it on vinyl downtown. Friday it went out.
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Shonda Rhimes Just Locked Another Five Years at Netflix
Shondaland stays exclusive to Netflix for television and film — and the deal keeps going into games, merch, and live rooms. Terms were not disclosed.
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The Room Versus the Record
A live night moves a body with other bodies. A record lets the feeling be repeated, paused, and survived. Both are medicine. They are not the same dose.
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Going to the Show Alone
A solo ticket is not a last resort. It is how a lot of people learn the room — and sometimes, other people — without performing a group chat.
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What Dolly Parton Left Black Culture — and What She Practiced
She died Tuesday in Nashville at 80. The catalog was country. The method was how she treated people when the hit left her hands.
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Gladys Knight Is Easing Off the Road. Dallas Is Still on the Calendar.
The Empress of Soul is not retiring. She is choosing fewer nights. Riverfront Jazz Festival still has her name on Friday.
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The Analog Week: Books, Records, and a Walkman Against the Noise
People are going back to objects that cannot ping. A novel, a record, a cassette. The point is not nostalgia. The point is a door the feed cannot open.
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ChatGPT Built a Version for Teens. Parents Still Cannot Read the Chats.
OpenAI turned on ChatGPT for Teens with study mode, quiet hours, and a hard limit: linked parents do not get the transcript.
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