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Bowie Buddie Dana Gillespie Ain’t No Man

Charles Donovan / 2 February 2021

The London-based singer-songwriter Dana Gillespie, whose memoir is just out, tells PopMatters about her convivial, free-spirited youth, her adventures with Bowie, Dylan, and Princess Margaret, and the spiritual path that changed her life.

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Punk Hybrids: Wham! Bam! Glam-Punk!

Iain Ellis / 17 February 2020

Glam Punk is "Rock 'n' roll with lipstick on," sneered John Lennon.

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‘Brillo Box (3 Cents Off)’ Views an Iconic Warhol Artwork From a Personal Lens

Argun Ulgen / 7 August 2017

It may have sold for $3 million, but still, is it art? Andy Warhol's Brillo Box is a tale of art and commerce that resonates in these times.

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As a Way of Being in the World, to Be Cool Is to Be a Fascinating Asshole

Megan Volpert / 23 June 2017

Cool seems to be a phenomenon located mainly between the end of Hitler’s war and the beginning of Kurt Cobain’s band.

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Tama Janowitz’s Memoir, ‘Scream’ May Leave You Grumbling

Diane Leach / 31 October 2016

You know you're in trouble when the author has eight dogs and isn't a vet tech.

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The Warhol Paradox and ‘On&By Andy Warhol’

Michael Nirenberg / 25 July 2016

Andy Warhol seemed to always have it both ways. He was able to play high against low, simple against complex, present and yet far away, sexual/asexual, etc.

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‘The Lonely City’ Makes a Case for Empathy and Kindness

Michael Buening / 25 May 2016

Olivia Laing mixes art criticism and memoir; effectively synthesizing these two modes of writing so that the personal elevates the analysis, with a sizable emotional heft.