"He wears the story of his life on his body and in his voice..." Interview by Whitney Smith.
cultural history
Isaiah Berlin on 'The Russian Preoccupation with Historicism'
How to understand a man who appears to be acting out of some unique private logic and loyalty to his nation’s past. By Isaiah Berlin.
On Highway 61: Music, Race, and the Evolution of Cultural Freedom
How a river and a two-lane blacktop from Minnesota to Louisiana became inseparable in the minds of some great music makers. Review by James Cullingham.
