The essay collection “Silent Catastrophes” explores how we might navigate the end of empire and the rise of authoritarianism.

Benmont Tench has not really been out of sight for any truly extended stretch since the Heartbreakers necessarily went their ...

“For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)” is an ensemble of short stories and synthetic sounds. Japanese Breakfast’s fifth ...

Like many great musicians before her, Zauner has crafted a unique album that is also a departure from her previous sound. Jubilee had some rockers on it, and its '80s influences were clear.

The music of the indie rock band Japanese Breakfast is suffused with longing. In songs from the group's first LP, 2016's Psychopomp, author, musician and singer Michelle Zauner longs for her mother, ...

THE SKINNY: Japanese Breakfast may have started out as a dreamy and shoegaze-driven project for Michelle Zauner, but it was clear from 2021’s Jubilee that things were going in a multitude of different ...

He stood on the touchline, his hands firmly embedded into his pockets. Grey overcoat, grey trousers, grey loafers and, these days, a shade of hair to complement the look. Perhaps you remember how ...

“Sons and Daughters,” Chaim Grade’s serialized novel about Jewish life in 1930s Europe, has been published in English for the first time. By Dwight Garner When you purchase an independently ...

The second solo album, following 2014’s You Should Be So Lucky, from veteran Benmont Tench, The Melancholy Season, is aptly titled as the pianist/singer/songwriter ...