‘Only Murders in the Building’: The show’s haunting melodies have Indian roots

[ad_1] This is the story about how a Hindi lullaby traveled from Connecticut to Delhi, and somehow found its way into the score for “Only Murders in the Building” four decades later. It sounds like a non sequitur — but when Siddhartha Khosla traces the arc of his life, there’s a consistent through line that… Continue reading ‘Only Murders in the Building’: The show’s haunting melodies have Indian roots

Sinéad O’Connor, activist and haunting singer, dead at 56

[ad_1] Irish singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor, who shot to fame in 1990 with a shaved head and the Prince-written hit “Nothing Compares 2 U,” then cemented her place in pop culture by shredding a picture of the pope on “Saturday Night Live,” has died. The death of the soulful, complicated star, whose mental health struggles often… Continue reading Sinéad O’Connor, activist and haunting singer, dead at 56

A Haunting Portrait of Newark’s Bloody Summer of Unrest

[ad_1] After Lee’s Newark assignment, Life sent him to cover the unrest in Detroit in July, 1967, and the funeral of Martin Luther King, Jr., in 1968. “I was like their golden boy,” Lee later remarked. Eventually, he grew weary of documenting so much national trauma. He went on to photograph the scene around Andy… Continue reading A Haunting Portrait of Newark’s Bloody Summer of Unrest