Salt, Ink, & Soul
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The Haze of Genius: Sgt. Pepper’s and the Question of Clarity
By Kyle J. Hayes There is a mythology surrounding Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is a kind of unquestioned reverence that borders on gospel. They say it is the album that changed everything, the moment when pop music became art. It is the greatest Beatles album, the greatest album, period. And yet, I wonder.
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The Hot Dog People
By Kyle J. Hayes In some strange alternate reality, some people prefer hot dogs to hamburgers. I have met them. I have sat across from them at cookouts and watched them bypass the glorious charred perfection of a well-made burger, only to reach for a tube of compressed mystery meat nestled in a soft, lifeless
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The Undeniable Greatness of Thriller
By Kyle J. Hayes Long live the King. I could try to keep this short, but the truth is, I could write an entire book on why Thriller deserves its place—not just on this list, but in the DNA of music itself. There are albums, and then there are events. Thriller was an event—a moment
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The Perfect Burger
By Kyle J. Hayes A burger should not be complicated. Somewhere along the way, people forgot this. They took something simple, something perfect, and turned it into an over-seasoned, deconstructed, ultra-rarified mess that no longer resembled what it was supposed to be. They started stacking foie gras and truffle aioli, throwing in imported Gruyère and
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Listening Without Fear: On Fearless
By Kyle J. Hayes First and foremost, let me be clear—I am not a Swiftie. Not in the way some people are, anyway. Not in the way that fills stadiums, crashes Ticketmaster, and dissects every lyric like it holds the key to some hidden truth. Until recently, Taylor Swift existed as a name, a phenomenon,
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The Unpopular Truth About “Rumours”
By Kyle J. Hayes I know some of you are already sharpening your knives. I’ve come ready to fight because Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumours” is on the list, and I don’t believe it deserves to be. There, I said it. And I stand by it. Look, I get it. Rumours is one of those sacred cows
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