Maura Johnston's personal newsletter mixes musical-theater and pop criticism with candid reflections on grief, work and daily life. Recent issues review Chess and A Chorus Line, along with the loss of her cat and a hard stretch of personal setbacks.
Website: https://maura.ghost.io/
Greil Marcus publishes a recurring Real Life Rock Top 10 of music, video and cultural oddities, plus an Ask Greil column answering reader questions about music and culture. Each issue is a personal, essayistic take on concerts, songs and found objects.
A newsletter of concert reviews and personal essays about classical, choral and other music in Western Massachusetts and nearby Boston. Issues mix vivid critical writing with cultural commentary drawn from the author's Jewish practice, pop culture and politics.
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