Call & Response
Michelle MercerSlow writing on culture and music from an NPR veteran and bestselling author
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Against the List, for Love of Art
Susan Sontag with her son David Rieff
When The New York Times released its list of the 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters, incensed friends texted. “Can you believe they left off X or Y?”
I could. The list was a provocation, and it...
Run the Voodoo Down
Hello, everyone. What’s good this spring?
Thanks so much for creating or renewing subscriptions, and for your kind notes on last week’s piece about my night with a Gen Z social media basketball sensation.
After a strong start for the Den...
Real Wild Energy
On Saturday night, I sat at an AAU basketball game watching a kid shoot a free throw. He missed.
“Oh shit, sorry-ass bitch!” chanted 1200 tweens and teens in unison.
For roughly the 15th time in as many minutes, I was stunned by the spe...
Shipping News
Let me start with a confession. This piece on McBride’s World at Sea saw some false starts. Early drafts embarrassed both me and my laptop as I tried in vain to tell you about the week-long jazz cruise on which I sailed in late January. Fin...
You Were Robbed: When Composer Alfred Newman Won an Oscar for the Wrong Score
Composer Alfred Newman and actor Donald Crisp at the 1948 Academy Awards. Newman holds a Best Score trophy, but maybe for the wrong score?
A few years ago, I conducted some research at the University of Southern California’s Cinematic Arts...
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Michelle Mercer is a bestselling author/ghostwriter and was an NPR contributor for two decades. Michelle has lectured and reported on art, music, and culture in dozens of countries. She teaches and coaches nonfiction writing.
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