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This summer, Free Press intern Evan Gardner—young, black, a lifelong New York City resident—visited the Grand Ole Opry with his father to hear the “music of the forgotten” and appreciate its art and beauty. thefp.pub/3RDY4Pa

"The thing is, I’m not supposed to like country music. Country is the South, and the South is slavery and burning crosses and church bombings." Evan Gardner on moving beyond other people's racial categories and forging his own taste. I love this piece. thefp.com/p/country-musi…

Country Music and Me: My Great Migration in the Wrong Direction | The Free Press WOW! Thanks for the mention, great writing Sir. thefp.com/p/country-musi…

“I’m not supposed to like country music. I’m black, and country music is white.  But country music isn’t truly white, because nothing in America is entirely white or black or anything else.” Gorgeous essay by Evan Gardner in The Free Press: thefp.com/p/country-musi…

An MIT professor quits over "pervasive antisemitism." China’s free-speech-suppressing torture tactics go global. Nikki Haley surges by 12 points. Plus, Evan Gardner on why Michigan is the Trump of college football. Read today’s digest by Oliver Wiseman: thefp.pub/3vyFQpu

What books are really getting banned? James Fishback investigates. Plus: Trump eyes a veep, FP Fight Club featuring Evan Gardner and Suzy Weiss on the Kelce brothers, a letter to the editor, and more. Read today’s digest from Oliver Wiseman: thefp.pub/423Gqri

Country superstar HARDY just released his own version of Snoop Dogg’s “Gin and Juice”—if this combo seems odd to you, check out my piece for The Free Press about how it might just be a perfect match. thefp.com/p/country-musi…

Dig into today’s Front Page from The Free Press: thefp.pub/3VjH0yj

“This time last year, pop culture treated us every day: Barbie, Taylor Swift and Beyoncé’s’ tours, Gwyneth in court. Now, it has nothing left to give.” Evan Gardner has an announcement to make: Flop Girl Summer Is Here. thefp.pub/3z4ZyKY

“This summer things look different, and even a little dismal. The biggest movie blockbusters so far are about a cartoon cat, Pop-Tarts, and an attempt to make tennis sexy.” Evan Gardner: one year after reaching its pinnacle, pop culture is in the dumps. thefp.pub/3z4ZyKY

.Evan Gardner was first: thefp.com/p/flop-girl-su… wsj.com/arts-culture/m…

On today’s Front Page from Oliver Wiseman: —Olivia Reingold: When opioids steal your parents. —Ben Kawaller meets Extinction Rebellion Global climate activists. —Evan Gardner: Does Caitlin Clark deserve Paris? —Eli Lake: The new election-year villain. And much more: thefp.pub/3Rw4sHz

Today's Front Page from The Free Press is amazingly good: Matti Friedman on the Hamas + Hezbollah hits River Page on White Dudes for Kamala Eli Lake on what Biden can do for Venezuela Peter Savodnik on the veepstakes Uri Berliner on the Fed Evan Gardner on Simon Biles And as

An honor and an absolute blast!!! Go check it out at The Free Press

The cake is legally binding Elias Wachtel, Evan Gardner, @jonasydu, @juliatheintern.

Honored to work with Maya Sulkin and her heirs, @jonasydu, Evan Gardner, @juliatheintern, Elias Wachtel and soon Danielle R. Shapiro at The Free Press. Read all about our inaugural class of Free Press Fellows: thefp.com/p/introducing-…

Introducing the first class of FREE PRESS FELLOWS: Jonas Du @jonasydu Evan Gardner Evan Gardner Julia Steinberg @juliatheintern Elias Wachtel Elias Wachtel Danielle Shapiro Danielle R. Shapiro None of this would be possible without Maya Sulkin, a heat-seeking missile for talent.

Two new pieces out this week--reported on local artists Osiris. and Mick Banks for Brown Daily Herald, and reviewed Post Malone in my first for WBRU. Check them out below! browndailyherald.com/post-magazine/… wbru.com/Post-Malone-s-…

Happy Holidays, everyone! This holiday season, one of the best gifts you can give is a Free Press subscription--and, through our new referral program, you can get a gift too! Refer 5 friends, get a month free. 10 friends = 3 months. 20 friends = 1 year. thefp.pub/4hhFkiX

“It’s really cool that a studio is putting all that money toward making something that resonates most with theater nerds like myself. I think that is really powerful.” The “kids” fueling a “Wicked” pop culture revolution speak to Evan Gardner in The FP: thefp.pub/4fUmGN6