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Harvey G. Cohen

Author/historian (Duke Ellington's America, Who's In The Money?) musician/songwriter, Yankee in London, Senior Lecturer. In so many ways, a Culture Hack...and democracy champion.

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Harvey G. Cohen

Tribute music acts have increased their share to 25-30% of bookings in UK indie venues, adding "many millions of pounds to the live industry." Is this because of the vastly inflated prices for seeing the original artists today? Just doesn't inspire me. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...

‘It’s more than backcombing a beehive!’ How tribute acts got massive – and put the live music scene back in the blackVersions of Amy Winehouse and hundreds of other musicians are generating millions for beleaguered UK venues. But what is the emotional toll for the imitators, and are they pushing out original artists...www.theguardian.com
Harvey G. Cohen

New PM Burnham wants to heal "wounds, while Trump keeps them salted w/partisan spite. It should be obvious to anyone who cares about democracy & rule of law which model is preferable. Maybe Burnham’s methods will not work...At least his diagnosis belongs in 2026" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Suddenly the British right feels a political chill. It’s getting cold in Andy Burnham’s shadow | Rafael BehrThe Tories and Reform had it easy when Keir Starmer was self-destructing – but a new PM with ideas exposes how vacant the opposition has become, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behrwww.theguardian.com
Harvey G. Cohen

@rafaelbehr.bsky.social on how Burnham’s foils are not landing blows on him since his policies expose how Farage basically has none & Badenoch is using old Thatcher arguments against him,which don’t work since Andy made Manchester an “enterprising capitalist city” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Suddenly the British right feels a political chill. It’s getting cold in Andy Burnham’s shadow | Rafael BehrThe Tories and Reform had it easy when Keir Starmer was self-destructing – but a new PM with ideas exposes how vacant the opposition has become, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behrwww.theguardian.com
Harvey G. Cohen

For America’s 250th July 4th, @nytimes presents a gallery of NYC sites that have existed since the era of the Revolution, their history, what they look like and how you can see them now—including Broadway, the crooked cultural artery of NYC for centuries. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

The New York of the Past Is Still Visible Today. You Just Have to Look. (Gift Article)Traces of New York’s layered histories can be found scattered throughout its contemporary urban landscape.www.nytimes.com
Harvey G. Cohen

In recent decades, the nutrient content of fruits and vegetables has been dropping. Some argue this is caused by “new varieties of crops bred to grow quicker and bigger.” This article argues that organic regenerative agriculture is the answer. www.theguardian.com/food/2026/ju...

Nutrients in our food are declining. Can regenerative agriculture save it?Approach focuses on rebuilding soil health, increasing biodiversity and restoring natural ecosystemswww.theguardian.com
Harvey G. Cohen

New revelations show that “in the case of the Good and Pretti murders, CBS news executives crossed a dark line. They took the side of lying politicians [spreading misinfo] trying to justify ICE shooting Americans. And since then, ICE has killed more people.” www.stopthepresses.news/p/when-news-...

When news execs help fascists whitewash murderFormer CBS journalists detail pressure after federal agents killed Good and Prettiwww.stopthepresses.news
Harvey G. Cohen

While most discussion about the pending Paramount Warner merger have centered on its effects in USA, actors Alan Cumming, Benedict Cumberbatch & Benedict Wong outline the harms it will cause to UK film industry and news coverage. It's a bad greedy idea. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

A TV and cinema calamity could be disastrous for what you watch and what you know. Act now to stop that | Alan Cumming, Benedict Cumberbatch and Benedict WongThe Paramount-Warner Bros merger is being fought on both sides of the Atlantic. Britain’s culture secretary knows the risks and can intervene. She should, say actors led by Alan Cumming, Benedict Cumb...www.theguardian.com
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