“1776” is a much more lively and complicated work than its latter-day reputation suggests.
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Pope Leo meets Bad Bunny in Madrid
Pope Leo XIV and Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny met privately on Monday at the Bernabéu stadium in Madrid, where 80,000 Catholics from Spanish dioceses had gathered to see the pope.
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Bad Bunny wants to meet Pope Leo XIV. In Madrid, a crossover event is in the works.
Cardinal Cobo said the Archdiocese of Madrid wants to help make the meeting happen, but added that it will be handled discreetly and “surprises are surprises.”
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Bob Dylan and the Beatles: New book captures how music changes its makers
The musical and personal lives of Bob Dylan and the Beatles were intertwined in myriad ways, as author Jim Windolf teases out in his pleasurable new book, ‘Where the Music Had to Go: How Bob Dylan and the Beatles Changed Each Other—and the World.’
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Bob Dylan at 85: Forever young?
Bob Dylan will be 85 this week. While ‘America’ didn’t always offer him the coverage he deserved, many of our writers have found much to love in his music and other artistic works.
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The superficial Catholic symbolism of ‘Mother Mary’
The relationship between pop stardom and religious worship has rarely been so literal as it is in “Mother Mary,” the new film from David Lowery.
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Rock and roll’s roots in Christian worship
For Craig Finn of the Hold Steady, the distance from the mosh pit to the pews is not as great as some people might imagine.
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On new album, Harry Styles separates his pop star image from his true self
Harry Styles’s subtly introspective new album on the heels of his roughly three-year retreat from the public eye.
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The religious rap revival at the Grammys
Many of the hip-hop’s most lauded works this year feature religious themes—themes that arguably helped spark a renewal of hip-hop itself.
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Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson on ‘Song Sung Blue’ and the importance of being artists
‘Song Sung Blue’ is a meditation on how crucial art and artistry is to people’s lives.