Dan Epstein
By Dan Epstein
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Culture When a Carole King or a Susan Sontag goes missing, it’s good to have a Jewish detective on the case
in 'The Last Songbird,' Daniel Weizmann puts a new Jewish spin on an LA noir
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Music On Paul Simon’s dark night of the soul, he wants it darker — much darker
The 81-year-old artist's latest album, 'Seven Psalms,' confronts mortality with honesty and just a bit of humor
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Culture No, Steely Dan hasn’t aged all that well, but then again, neither have we
'Quantum Criminals' reveals the jaundiced and Jewish-inflected cynicism behind the slick musicianship of Steely Dan
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Culture 10 songs that will turn anyone into a Barbra Streisand fan
Not only did Streisand cover David Bowie and Bob Marley, she made it work
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Sports How Ron Blomberg made me care about baseball again (if only for one night)
At Yankee Stadium, MLB's first designated hitter brought back a desperately needed enthusiasm
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Music How Jane Eyre and Marvin Gaye helped to inspire a pop star’s debut novel
With 'This Bird Has Flown,' Susanna Hoffs, formerly of The Bangles, explores her literary side
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Music Did hubris and ridiculous lyrics doom what could have been a rock ‘n’ roll sensation?
T. Rex's 'Tanx' should have been a smash in 1973. What did Marc Bolan get wrong?
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Music The great Burt Bacharach album that nobody’s talking about
Though it stalled on the charts, 'Reach Out' is a sumptuous 11-course aural feast
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