Globalization is exposing new fault lines - between urban and rural communities, for example.
Ban Ki-moonAnd my favourite new songwriter is Joe Banfi from Sheffield. He's dark, edgy, serene and beautiful.
Ben LovettVeteran performers are dying off, and new acts simply aren't emerging on the national scene.
Brian SetzerMore and more, I find that the news reads like a particularly random game of Consequences.
Craig BrownWe make the oldest stories new when we succeed, and we are trapped by the old stories when we fail.
Greil Marcus