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David Hajdu

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Prof. at Columbia Journalism School, music critic for The Nation, songwriter, author (Adrianme Geffel, Lush Life, Positively 4th Street, The Ten-Cent Plague)
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Colson Whitehead’s Moral Vision

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By David Hajdu
| The Atlantic Verified
Sturdy, steady, and as reliable as a well-tooled construction, Jay Carney, the “cool machine” that powers the third volume of Colson Whitehead’s Harlem Trilogy, is a time-worn but still fully functional version of the man in the first two books. Carney, a furniture salesman who fenced stolen goods and navigated the consequences in Harlem Shuffle and Crook Manifesto, faces a few last scores in the new novel, Cool Machine.
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Sondheim’s Confessions

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By David Hajdu
| The Atlantic Verified
Stephen Sondheim was so firmly established as a divine eminence in the theater world that, in his 80th year, he wrote a song of self-parody called “God.” Unlike his celestial counterpart, however, Sondheim never sought to make creations in his own image.
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The Best Albums of 2025

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By David Hajdu
| The Nation Verified
December 10, 2025 The Best Albums of 2025 From Mavis Staples to the Kronos Quartet—these are our music critic’s favorite works from this years. Ad Policy (Teyana Taylor: Photo by Sean Zanni/WireImage / Rosalia: Photo by Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Images / Jarvis Cocker: Photo by JMEnternational/Getty Images) The Lebanese Civil War. Corporate agri-capitalism. Tips for surviving a nasty divorce.
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