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The Ghosts in the Machine

by Liz Pelly,

Spotify’s plot against musicians

From “Standards,” which appeared in the November 1991 issue of Harper’s Magazine. The complete article—along with the magazine’s entire 174-year archive—is available online at harpers.org/archive. The more I think about…

Some Notes on Song

by John Berger,

The rhythms of listening

Stephen Foster’s Songs

by Bernard Augustine De Voto,

The life of song

by Richard Henry Stoddard,

Songs

The Ghosts in the Machine

Copy Rites

Some Notes on Song

Stephen Foster’s Songs

The life of song

Editor’s drawer

Editor’s drawer

Editor’s drawer

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The Ghosts in the Machine

Copy Rites

Some Notes on Song

Stephen Foster’s Songs

The life of song

Editor’s drawer

Editor’s drawer

Editor’s drawer

June 1859

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