Everything Is Broken

Top 10: October 18, 1975

Was this the worst week ever on the pop charts?

Oct 16 • 

Seth Rogovoy

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September 2025

BOOK REVIEW: 'Boy from the North Country' by Sam Sussman

In "Boy from the North Country," Sam Sussman fashions a mother-son love story with a side helping of Bob Dylan.

Sep 21 • 

Seth Rogovoy

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July 2025

Cultural Diary, 7.10.25

Pam Tanowitz at Bard; Alison Larkin's tragicomedy; Nicola Walker's legal/family drama, and more....

Jul 10 • 

Seth Rogovoy

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June 2025

Top 10: June 30, 1973

Three years after their split, the Beatles still weighed heavy on the pop charts

Jun 27 • 

Seth Rogovoy

5

Revisiting the Sad Genius of Brian Wilson

'Pet Sounds’ was a symphonic rock rendering of a nervous breakdown

Jun 12 • 

Seth Rogovoy

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May 2025

Mamet, Shepard, Bogosian

A month of play-going in New York City affirms the enduring power of this trio of late-20th century American playwrights

May 17 • 

Seth Rogovoy

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April 2025

Top 10: April 24, 1965

By spring 1965, the British Invasion was in full effect, with seven of the Top 10 songs in the U.S. by British artists, including the Kinks, Herman's…

Apr 24 • 

Seth Rogovoy

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Top 10: April 11, 1970

At the turn of the decade, just as they were breaking up, the Beatles still ruled the pop charts, with the Jackson 5, Badfinger, and Simon & Garfunkel…

Apr 10 • 

Seth Rogovoy

10

7

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March 2025

On Turning 65

The absurdity of becoming a senior citizen

Mar 29 • 

Seth Rogovoy

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February 2025

Leave Me Alone

George Harrison’s very first song for the Beatles was an introvert’s manifesto

Feb 25 • 

Seth Rogovoy

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Interruptions Are the Stuff of Life

Rather than fighting distractions, learn to embrace them

Feb 21 • 

Seth Rogovoy

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January 2025

A News Junkie’s Survival Guide to the Trump Era

How to remain responsibly informed without becoming deranged

Jan 31 • 

Seth Rogovoy

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