The Best Newsletter
Daniel FleschnerHello, friends. Welcome to The Best Newsletter, my attempt to make sense of the overwhelming barrage of shows, movies, books, articles, and everything else the media-cultural world throws at us these days.
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Miles Ahead
Walking into Jazz at Lincoln Center with Lady Jay last week, I couldn’t stop smiling.
We were there for a show called “Sketches of Miles: Miles Davis at 100,” a birthday tribute to the legendary trumpeter. The program celebrated Miles’s co...
Land of Hope and Dreams
I was done. Finished. Finito.
It was March 28, 2016, and as I walked out of Madison Square Garden, I was pretty sure I had just gone to my last Bruce Springsteen show.
This was no small thought. While I was by no means a super-fan in term...
Mostly Mozart
One consequence of the podcast boom is that I listen to music a lot less than I used to. Even after my favorite podcast ended last year, I still subscribe to enough shows that there’s almost always something new in the queue. As a result, m...
Late Night Comedy & "Murderbot"
The Best…
…Series I Watched This Week
Murderbot (2025) — Created by Paul Weitz & Chris Weitz
Streaming on Apple TV+
The recent announcement that CBS/Paramount was canceling The Late Show with Stephen Colbert triggered a lot of...
Talking Sopranos
The Best…
…Podcast Episode I Listened To This Week
“Catching Up” — Talking Sopranos podcast, June 18, 2025
When I think of the early months of the pandemic, what immediately comes to mind is the feeling that the future was comple...
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