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Stop Working So Hard

There is no direct relationship between how hard you work on something and how good it will be.

Mar 7

Mar 7

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The Year You Survived

The end of the year is here. I know you, overachiever that you are. Pandemic and all, you’re taking stock of it. In a world where everyone…

Dec 9, 2020

Dec 9, 2020

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“The Godfather” is Terrible. Here’s Why That’s Okay.

Many people have seen The Godfather. The Francis Ford Coppola-directed movie is frequently cited as one of the best — if not the best —…

Aug 2, 2018

“The Godfather” is Terrible. Here’s Why That’s Okay.

Aug 2, 2018

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I Interviewed Kendrick Lamar Before He Blew Up. This Is What He Said.

He believed he’d be a legend even before he became one.

Oct 13, 2020

I Interviewed Kendrick Lamar Before He Blew Up. This Is What He Said.

Oct 13, 2020

Bring Back Cable Television

The other night, my wife was bored and looking for something to watch, so she wound up ‘renting’ a movie on Amazon Prime.

Oct 14

Oct 14

Knicks vs. Pacers Playoffs — Even in Loss, New York Team Gave Fans Life

The New York Knicks lost game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Sunday (April 19th) to the Indiana Pacers.

May 21

Knicks vs. Pacers Playoffs — Even in Loss, New York Team Gave Fans Life

May 21

On Tour, Sid Sriram Gets Closer to God

Sid Sriram Electrifies Crowd at Brooklyn’s Music Hall of Williamsburg

Mar 19

On Tour, Sid Sriram Gets Closer to God

Mar 19

Is My Phone Reading My Mind?

The other day, I was on my way to the gym when I thought of a particular song I wanted to hear. It was not, in today’s culture, a…

Nov 17, 2022

Nov 17, 2022

Streaming vs. Owning

Recently, I was going through an old hard drive. On the drive I found an iTunes folder filled with music that I must have downloaded…

Jul 28, 2022

Jul 28, 2022

Freddie Gibbs New Movie “Down With The King” Explores The Pitfalls of Rap Success

What happens when a hip-hop star has an existential crisis?

Jun 30, 2022

Freddie Gibbs New Movie “Down With The King” Explores The Pitfalls of Rap Success

Jun 30, 2022

Paul Cantor

Paul Cantor

Wrote for the New York Times, New York Magazine, Esquire, Rolling Stone, Vice, Fader, Vibe, XXL, MTV News, many other places.

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