The album that made Billy Joel quit writing: “What’s the point”
Billy Joel just doesn’t give a fuck about lyrics. When writing a song, he would always start with the music and words would ...
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“I Never Met John, Which Is Kind of Sad”: Why Billy Joel Shied Away From Meeting John Lennon Despite Being Neighbors
Even though Billy Joel lived near John Lennon in NYC, he never tried to meet him and in retrospect, Joel immensely regrets it.
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Book Review | Everyday Hate: How Antisemitism Is Built Into Our World And How You Can Change It
Dave Rich’s book on that thorniest of subjects, anti-Semitism, has already received many plaudits including glowing testimonials from several Anglo-Jewish luminaries. It does indeed merit much praise, ...
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Existential conflicts cannot be solved: a new framework for resolving the Israeli–Palestinian dispute
‘The Challenges of Resolving the Israeli–Palestinian Dispute: An Impossible Peace?’ is published this month by Palgrave Macmillan. In this Fathom essay its author Bren Carlill presents the book’s ...