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Chris Martin of Coldplay performs during Coldplay’s Music Of The Spheres World Tour at D. Y. Patil Sports Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

Caught on the jumbotron: How literature helps us understand modern‑day public shaming

The online reaction to the extra-marital affair that was caught on the Jumbotron at a Coldplay concert raises the question: why does infidelity, especially among the powerful, provoke such public outrage?
The Rolling Stones performing in Hamburg during the ‘No Filter’ European tour: the band’s legacy is entwined with the pioneers of black American music. Morris Mac Matzen/Reuters

Friday essay: the art of the pinch – popular music and appropriation

Pinching musical phrases and stylistic approaches has always been a part of art making and can be a respectful exchange. But shallow, ill-informed appropriation only perpetuates tired stereotypes.

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