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I recently read about Ed Sheeran’s latest album release called Autumn Variations and the first thing that struck me is, “Why don’t more superstars do this?” What is unique and unusual about this release is that Sheeran has said that there would be no singles or videos to promote the album. Major record labels would be aghast at this strategy, but Sheeran is releasing it himself on his own label […]

To put into perspective just how powerful Taylor Swift and her league of Swifties really are, it’s worth noting that The Exorcist: Believer was supposed to come out this weekend. Naturally, the once-in-a-blue-moon Friday the 13th in October was a perfect time for a new Exorcist film to hit theaters. However, Taylor Swift is apparently more popular than Halloween because the studio moved the film up a week to avoid […]

Esmeralda Santiago sat at home on what felt like the first day of autumn in Northern Westchester, New York. Meanwhile, in Villa Palmeras, Santiago’s birthplace nestled within San Juan, Puerto Rico, I was perched at my desk, ready to delve into her life. Santiago’s legacy is unprecedented. It wasn’t until her mid-30s that she penned her inaugural memoir “When I was Puerto Rican” (1993) after a Boston textbook editor, who […]