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Abridged for audio. Read by the author, Clive James. With fascinating essays on towering figures from Anna Akhmatova to Stefan Zweig, via Charles de Gaulle, Hitler, Thomas Mann and Wittgenstein, Cultural Amnesia is one of the crowning achievements in Clive James's illustrious career as a critic...

"New Ways Into the Brain’s ‘Music Room’" is from the Science section of The New York Times. It was written by Natalie Angier and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Music Fiesta Shares Harmony across Metal Fence at US-Mexico Border" is from the May 29, 2016 Arts section of The New York Times. It was written by Patricia Leigh Brown and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Streaming Services to Test the Value of Digital Music" is from the September 11, 2016 Technology section of The New York Times. It was written by Ben Sisario and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"George Michael Mattered for More Than Music" is from the December 26, 2016 Entertainment section of The New York Times. It was written by Wesley Morris and narrated by Kristi Burns.

Death may be the great equalizer, but it isn’t necessarily evenhanded. Of all the fields of endeavor that suffered mortal losses in 2016 — consider Muhammad Ali and Arnold Palmer in sports, and the back-to-back daughter-mother Hollywood deaths of Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds — the pop music world had, hands down, the bleakest year.

"Among Deaths in 2016, a Heavy Toll in Pop Music" is from the December 31, 2016 Entertainment section of The New York Times. It was written by William Mcdonald and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"Er sieht nicht glücklich aus, dachte sie und verliebte sich. Dabei war das kein Ort zum Verlieben. Der Wirt hatte die Musik gerade wieder aufgedreht. Karnevalsmusik. Die Schminke war bei den meisten nicht mehr frisch. Sie schaute zur Tanzfläche." Ellen Rogosky weiß schnell, dass Peter Otten der Richtige ist. Was sie für ihre Liebe tun wird, weiß sie damals noch nicht. Anhand der Geschichte des Liebespaars erzählt Eva Müller von den geheimen Prozessen der Kirche.

"Kesha Is Again Scheduled to Perform at the Billboard Music Awards" is from the May 19, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Joe Coscarelli and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Juan Gabriel, Music Star in Mexico, Dies at 66" is from the August 28, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Jonah Engel Bromwich and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Twitter Invests $70 Million in SoundCloud Music Service" is from the June 14, 2016 Technology section of The New York Times. It was written by Ben Sisario and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Where Music Lovers Should Go in 2016" is from the Travel section of The New York Times. It was written by Rachel Lee Harris and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"A Self-Proclaimed Outsider Moves Closer to Pop Music Limelight" is from the May 09, 2016 Entertainment section of The New York Times. It was written by Joe Coscarelli and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Prince, a Master of Playing Music and Distributing It" is from the April 22, 2016 Entertainment section of The New York Times. It was written by Jon Caramanica and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"Following Its Country Music, Nashville May Loosen up on Marijuana" is from the September 18, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Richard Fausset and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Adele Shatters Music Industry Truisms by Going Against the Grain" is from the Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Ben Sisario and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"David Gest, Music Producer and Reality TV Star, Dies at 62" is from the April 12, 2016 Entertainment section of The New York Times. It was written by William Grimes and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Yannick Nézet-Séguin to Succeed James Levine as Met Opera's Music Director" is from the June 01, 2016 Arts section of The New York Times. It was written by Michael Cooper and narrated by Fleet Cooper.