Out and About: Philip Glass Signs a Book Deal; Was Wagner So Bad?

By Eileen Reynolds August 17, 2011

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Washington Post music critic Anne Midgette defends Steve Reich’s controversial ‘WTC 9/11’ album cover.
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David P. Goldman wonders whether Wagner’s music should be banned in Israel.

Meet Leah Caras, creator of Yaldah, a glossy teen magazine for Orthodox girls.
Khaled Jarrar marks passports with a State of Palestine stamp of his own making. Sarah Glidden profiles him in cartoon form.
Philip Glass is working on a memoir.

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