Tom Zoellner is a tenured Professor of English at Chapman University, the author of numerous distinguished works of ...

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I’m thinking of this in the wake of Roberta Flack’s death. The brilliant vocalist’s life story has been much in the news of late. It’s a fascinating tale of determination, skill, and happenstance, and ...