Ideas By David Rowell November 1, 2024 7:00 AM EDT Rowell worked as an editor and writer at the Washington Post for nearly 25 years. He has taught literary journalism at American University and is currently a senior editor at the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. He is the author of The Endless Refrain: Memory, Nostalgia, and the Threat to New Music Recently my wife and I went to a performance by a band whose debut album came out in 1986.