No, really, it’s plagiarism
The Daily Beast publishes a bizarre defense of Fareed Zakaria's cut-and-paste of the New Yorker
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How to rate a writer’s deceit
From Jonah Lehrer to President Obama, writers keep getting accused of treachery. Here's how to tell when it's real SLIDE SHOW
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Punch Brothers: A virtuosic young band finds its voice
In a Salon exclusive, the dynamic, hypnotic band, as comfortable with the Allmans as Radiohead, explain their magic
Thursday, Mar 8, 2012 5:30 PM UTCEntertainment Music, Interviews
A star’s setback
He was supposed to be the dreamboat savior of a troubled New Jersey city. Then he lost.
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Just another day at ground zero
At the bar closest to the Sept. 11 wreckage, New Yorkers ignore the news on TV as disaster becomes part of the city's new landscape.
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Sheryl Crow, Steve Earle, Ani DiFranco and others rework '60s classics for "Steal This Movie." But does Bob Dylan need updating?
Wednesday, Aug 2, 2000 7:00 PM UTCEntertainment Music
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Living literary character (and rocker) Steve Earle plays a noisy show in New York for -- who else? -- a bunch of literary types.
Monday, Jul 24, 2000 7:00 PM UTCEntertainment Music
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Willie Nelson's "Red Headed Stranger" made him -- and Austin, Texas -- a star. Twenty-five years later, you can still hear why.
Monday, Jul 17, 2000 7:00 PM UTCEntertainment Country Music, Music
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God and the King meet again. The result: Bloodless background music.
Tuesday, Jul 11, 2000 7:00 PM UTCEntertainment Music
What is jazz?
Sponsored by the Knitting Factory, Ornette Coleman, Sonic Youth, Stereolab, Cecil Taylor and others look beyond bop.
Wednesday, Jun 7, 2000 4:00 PM UTCEntertainment
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Devo cracked a thousand whips at art-world pretense. In the end, the one-note joke leveled the world's greatest dance music for nerds.
Wednesday, May 31, 2000 7:00 PM UTCEntertainment Music
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Phish could be a great pop band -- if all those damn trustafarians got out of the way.
Monday, May 22, 2000 10:00 PM UTCEntertainment Music
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Downtown jazz pianist Matthew Shipp takes the A train.
Tuesday, May 16, 2000 4:00 PM UTCEntertainment Music
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The brothers Ween might be living in the shadow of Frank Zappa, but they still sound like they're shocked by their own shtick.
Tuesday, May 2, 2000 4:00 PM UTCEntertainment Music
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Sometimes Jerry Garcia sounded bored playing with the Dead. But on the David Grisman-Tony Rice project "The Pizza Tapes," the old guitarist nearly caught fire.
Wednesday, Apr 26, 2000 4:00 PM UTCEntertainment Music
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Patti Smith explodes on "Gung Ho," the best record since she returned to rock. Joni Mitchell, meanwhile, collapses under jazz pretense and a ravaged voice.
Thursday, Mar 23, 2000 5:00 PM UTCEntertainment Patti Smith, Music
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On "Buildings and Grounds," Boston trio Papas Fritas prefer precious pretense to prescient emotion.
Tuesday, Mar 7, 2000 5:00 PM UTCEntertainment Music
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"Guarapero: Lost Blues 2" collects Will Oldham's stream-of-consciousness rants and odd tales of sexual dysfunction.
Friday, Feb 25, 2000 5:00 PM UTCEntertainment Country Music, Music
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Nashville's Lambchop mixes Salvation Army band arrangements with '50s Stax R&B and country torch and twang.
Wednesday, Feb 16, 2000 5:00 PM UTCEntertainment Music
People have the power
Patti Smith, David Byrne, Angelique Kidjo, Philip Glass and others throw a New Year's benefit party for Tibet.
Wednesday, Feb 9, 2000 5:00 PM UTCEntertainment Patti Smith
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Seth Mnookin is the co-director of the Graduate Program in Science Writing at MIT and he blogs at the Public Library of Science. His most recent book is "The Panic Virus: The True Story of the Vaccine-Autism Controversy" (Simon & Schuster). His Twitter handle is @sethmnookin.
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