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Springsteen, Keillor, Hamilton pay tribute to Prince

Bob Collins April 23, 2016, 10:34 PM Apr 23, 2016

There’ve been plenty of rock acts singing Purple Rain over the last couple of days. On Saturday night at Barclay Center in Brooklyn, Bruce Springsteen walked out to start his concert and didn’t say a word before launching into Prince’s signature song. Read more →

Arts & Culture · Politics · War

Springsteen controversy shows Vietnam still isn’t over

Bob Collins November 12, 2014, 8:05 AM Nov 12, 2014

There are 58,286 names on a granite wall in Washington. They’re not there to honor the policies that put them there. They’re there to honor the people who were swept up and sent to Vietnam.

By now, we should have been able to understand the distinction. Read more →