Denis Johnson wrote about some of the most unlikable characters in American fiction, and yet he always managed to make readers care what happened to them. This talent may have had something to do with ...

We have all been there, called by the sound of music. Lured in by a beat. Unseen rhythmic force that draws you in. So strong you have no other choice ...

Years before he scored his 1973 hit, Mac Rebennack was in the wrong place at the wrong time — and changed his life forever ...