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James Parker

James Parker is a contributing editor at the Atlantic.

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Old Man

Neil Young takes a look at his life on his new album, Psychedelic Pill.

James Parker | MUSIC BOX | Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, at 3:35 AM ET

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Ah, Fugitive Visions

The pale, meaningless, non-punk-rock of Grizzly Bear.

James Parker | MUSIC BOX | Friday, Sept. 21, 2012, at 3:49 AM ET

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The 1991 Novel That Predicted Sarah Palin

The freakish, fantastic prescience of Raymond Kennedy’s Ride a Cockhorse.

James Parker | BOOKS | Friday, June 29, 2012, at 11:39 PM ET

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Ozzy Does It

The improbable persistence of Ozzy Osbourne.

James Parker | CULTUREBOX | Friday, Feb. 5, 2010, at 9:33 AM ET

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Outfoxed

How Roald Dahl's stories for children eclipsed his fiction for adults.

James Parker | CULTUREBOX | Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, at 11:17 AM ET

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Devilishly Good

What makes Tony Gilroy's movies so impossible to resist?

James Parker | CULTUREBOX | Friday, April 17, 2009, at 7:05 AM ET

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Nü Testaments

Two memoirs about turning to God, from two members of Korn.

James Parker | CULTUREBOX | Wednesday, April 1, 2009, at 7:13 AM ET

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Van Morrison's Astral Weeks: Live at the Hollywood Bowl

Should aging rock stars be allowed to dust off their magnum opuses?

James Parker | CULTUREBOX | Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009, at 7:20 AM ET

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No Father to His Style

The spiritual journey of Ol' Dirty Bastard.

James Parker | CULTUREBOX | Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009, at 6:50 AM ET

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Still Current

Thirty years of AC/DC.

James Parker | MUSIC BOX | Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008, at 6:53 AM ET

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James Parker

Old Man

Neil Young takes a look at his life on his new album, Psychedelic Pill.

Ah, Fugitive Visions

The pale, meaningless, non-punk-rock of Grizzly Bear.

The 1991 Novel That Predicted Sarah Palin

The freakish, fantastic prescience of Raymond Kennedy’s Ride a Cockhorse.

Ozzy Does It

The improbable persistence of Ozzy Osbourne.

Outfoxed

How Roald Dahl's stories for children eclipsed his fiction for adults.

Devilishly Good

What makes Tony Gilroy's movies so impossible to resist?

Nü Testaments

Two memoirs about turning to God, from two members of Korn.

Van Morrison's Astral Weeks: Live at the Hollywood Bowl

Should aging rock stars be allowed to dust off their magnum opuses?

No Father to His Style

The spiritual journey of Ol' Dirty Bastard.

Still Current

Thirty years of AC/DC.

From The Root & Foreign Policy