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I wrote an extended version of my interview with Jane Birkin in which she talked about Serge Gainsbourg, motherhood, and the subversive legacy of Je T'Aime. https://open.substack.com/pub/alastairmckay/p/histoire-de-jane-birkin-an-english?r=695tp&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Steampunk Cyclegeography - The Wayward Journey Of David Byrne

Omar, The Wire, and the Baltimore Fairytale of Fran Boyd and Donnie Andrews

Dark Eyes And A Sardonic Smile: Patti Smith On Working With Bob Dylan

The Actor As Wrestler As Prostitute: Mickey Rourke Throws His Ego On The Canvas

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, But The Coup Attempt May Be Sexed Up: The Trouble With Filming Chavez

Parliamo Stanley: The Comedic Importance of Banana And Marmalade Sandwiches

Clarksdale, Mississippi: Where The Blues Had A Baby And Named It Rocket 88

The Baader Meinhof Complex - Euro-Terror Meets Bonnie And Clyde

Heavy Metal, Iraq, And The Dangers Of Headbanging In A Wartorn Country

Robert Johnson, RIP: In Heaven Or In Hell, Your Spirit Lives On In The Mississippi Delta