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Scott Timberg

Scott Timberg is a former staff writer for Salon, focusing on culture. A longtime arts reporter in Los Angeles who has contributed to the New York Times, he runs the blog Culture Crash. He’s the author of the book, “Culture Crash: The Killing of the Creative Class.” Follow him on Twitter at @TheMisreadCity.

Tift Merritt (Alexandra Valenti)

The ballad of Tift Merritt: New album “Stitch of the World” shows how tough she is

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What will Gaga deliver? Pro-LGBT singer may unload on the new president and his lieutenant

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(Summit Entertainment)

“La La Land” and the Oscars: Why the movie attracts haters

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La La Land (Summit Entertainment)

“La La Land” plays itself

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We will miss Barack Obama for a lot of things but not his cultural policy

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Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone in "La La Land" (Summit Entertainment)

The “La La Land” backlash: Will it last until the Oscars?

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Meryl Streep accepts the Cecil B. DeMille Award during the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards show in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 8, 2017. (Reuters/Paul Drinkwater)

Hollywood activism: What is it good for?

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Surviving President Trump: “This happened,” author Gene Stone says, “because not enough of us did something”

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Junot Diaz; Octavia Butler (Getty/Mark Wilson/Beacon Press)

Remembering Octavia Butler: “This country views people like Butler and like Oscar as aliens and treats people like us like we’re from another planet”

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John Berger (Verso)

Remembering John Berger: The English art critic helped bring ideas to TV

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Amanda Palmer’s rose-colored glasses: Don’t bet on Donald Trump making “punk rock great again”

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Milo Yiannopoulos (Getty/Drew Angerer)

Alt-rich: Obnoxious Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos scores huge book advance

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Suffering from Trumpsomnia? “Now I feel like a madman has taken over”

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BYRON BAY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 30: Jeff Tweedy of Wilco performs of stage at Bluesfest Byron Bay 2013 - Day 3 on March 30, 2013 in Byron Bay, Australia. (Photo by Matt Roberts/Getty Images) (Getty/Matt Roberts)

A great year for live music: From Wilco to Eleanor Friedberger and Philip Glass

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The Christmas tree whisperer

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Trevor Noah kicks ass: Trump’s idiocy has brought out the best in the host

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John Fahey (Wikimedia/Pascal P Chassin)

John Fahey made the best Christmas album ever

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Peter Buck (Getty/Paras Griffin)

Peter Buck sounds off: Looking back at R.E.M’s “Out of Time” and “Losing Our Religion”

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Nada Surf (Barsuk Records/Bernie Dechant)

Nada Surf rocks: Why the indie band, with a new live record, is one of life’s great pleasures

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Cover detail of "Testimony" by Robbie Robertson (Penguin Random House)

Robbie Robertson remembers: “People were screaming and booing and throwing sh*t”

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Justin Bieber performs during the 2016 Purpose World Tour at Staples Center on March 20, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Getty/AP/Robb D. Cohen)

Grammy time! The recording academy’s lame nominations, chapter 2016

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Cover detail of "The Art of Archer" (Dey Street Books)

The art of “Archer”: “The arc of the character of Archer is really interesting”

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Johnny Marr, Andy Rourke and Morrissey at The Wool Hall, making "Strangeways, Here We Come," 1987 (Angie Marr)

Johnny Marr returns: “I was an 18-year-old guitar player … I wanted to be modern”

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Shepard Fairey (Getty/Anthony Wallace)

Shepard Fairey on street art: “It has the ability to reach people who are not a captive audience”

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