Eugene Robinson followed, with a subtle column on the new documentary about Katharine Graham; the column made no reference to Bezos, but its paeans to Graham’s courage in the face of Richard Nixon’s threats evoked an implicit comparison with the current owner and his relationship with Trump.
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Ruth Marcus,
The New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2025
This the same woman whose 1969 Wellesley commencement address was a paean to youthful dissent, searching, and renewal.
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Matthew Continetti,
National Review,
8 Feb. 2025
The funeral procession begins with a sorrowful requiem but transitions into a celebration of life — reminding us that life extends beyond death, that grief is not the absence of love but an extension of it.
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Mathew Holloway,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Feb. 2025
Column Plug Two Rollie Pemberton A requiem for Trugoy and a rebirth for De La Soul.
On the final night, one of the regulars hired a Scotsman in a kilt to play a bagpipe dirge.
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Zach Helfand,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
Ethel Cain: Perverts [Daughters of Cain] Ethel Cain found unlikely pop fandom with Preacher’s Daughter, her 2022 debut album, thanks to its emotional dirges and heavy lyrics.
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