Hendrix vs. Gaga

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Thanks for playing on a snowy Saturday morning here in Brookline.

What Is Generosity?

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In a series of emotional vignettes, Tom Matlack searches for the true nature of generosity.

Why Was Lady Gaga Dressed Like a Man?

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Jo Calderone doesn’t like Lady Gaga.

Why Don’t Boys Want to Be Lady Gaga?

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Boys pick their role models, Victoria Robertson writes, based on what they do, not on who they are.

Lady Gaga Is My God

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Tom Matlack’s Gaga obsession reminds him of a story about DMC and Sarah McLachlan.

Jezebel Readers Love to Hate Me

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My piece “Gaga & Chelsea’s Uncommon Connection” just went up over at Jezebel and the fireworks have begun.

Gaga, Chelsea, and Manhood

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Lady Gaga and Chelsea Handler are good for men.

Lady Gaga Shoots for Sainthood

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With Lady Gaga’s new album “Born This Way,” the most fascinating character in pop music has finally succumbed to her own mythology.

Cleavage or Soul?

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What women do we love? Let’s think about that for a minute.

Another Middle-Aged Guy Goes Gaga

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Mark Ellis innocently sits down to watch some TV with his teenage daughter and he ends up digging the latest pop sensation.

The News—Tea Partying with Lady Gaga

A Year Later, Tea Party Marches On Has it really been a year? Yep, the tea partiers marched on the U.S. Capitol a year ago, delighting Fox News and scaring the heck out of NPR listeners. Yesterday, they were back again in the same spot, rallying before the upcoming midterm elections. The prevailing emotion a [...]

Singing Soldiers

American soldiers aren’t just fighting wars. They’re breaking into song—and staying “relevant” back home in the process.