Johnny Marks wrote the beloved holiday song, as well as “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree.” But he felt pigeonholed by the success of “Rudolph.”
Category: Content Type: Personal Profile
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When André 3000 Spoke to (Then Performed for) The New York Times
The rapper-turned-flutist improvised in the middle of The Times’ office following a wide-ranging conversation on Popcast.
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Kyle Mooney on Divorced-Dad Music
The “Saturday Night Live” alum and director of the new horror-comedy movie “Y2K” talks yacht rock, Cheez-Its and “cat” videos.
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Band-Aid Over a Bullet Wound
Getting shot, and trying to keep it a secret.
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David Lang on Why Composers Are Drawn to Sacred Music
Many Christmas standards were not written by Christians. David Lang explains the appeal for him, a Jewish composer of a modern holiday classic.
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The Unpredictable Jessica Harper Is Back in ‘Nightbitch’
Jessica Harper made risky moves (“Suspiria” over “Annie Hall”), then took time off for family. Her “Nightbitch” role is a nod to her career choices.
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Looking for the Restless Soul of Nella Larsen in Copenhagen
The celebrated Harlem Renaissance author was inspired by her experiences as a mixed-race teenager and young adult in the Danish capital, a time that informed her 1928 novel, “Quicksand.”
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Why Kylie Kelce’s Podcast, ‘Not Gonna Lie,’ Is a Breakout Hit
But in her first interview since her podcast reached No. 1, she does share ideas about why the show has become a breakout hit.
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Old Voice Mails? Instructional VHS Tapes? They’re Music to His Ears.
Paul de Jong makes collaged songs out of obscurities he collects in his Mall of Found: a library of low-budget, homespun and dated pieces of spoken-word media.
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Book Review: ‘Ira Gershwin: A Life in Words,’ by Michael Owen
In “Ira Gershwin: A Life in Words,” Michael Owen offers a sympathetic portrait of the lyricist, overshadowed in a life that had him tending the legacy of his younger sibling George.