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Joni Mitchell’s Turbulent Indigo and Taming the Tiger

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Kurt Wildermuth / 26 March 2026

Joni Mitchell’s Turbulent Indigo and Taming the Tiger show an artist in full command, at home in herself and her work, replacing 1980s gloss with intimacy.

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“Paul McCartney Is Dead”: The Hoax That Just Won’t Die

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‘Nobody’s Fool’ Is Paul Newman’s Best Loser Role

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Edmund White’s Longing for Being and Nothingness

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Wiz Khalifa’s ‘Rolling Papers’ Only Has One Good Song

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Radiohead’s ‘The King of Limbs’ Is Simply Brilliant

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‘The Blue Trail’ Traces the Exile of Growing Old

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‘Nobody’s Fool’ Is Paul Newman’s Best Loser Role

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‘A Man and a Woman’ and a Dizzy 1960s Romance

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ElectroMatters: The Best Electronic Music of February 2026

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10 Writers Remaking African Literature in 2026

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