The Light Bill That Bankrupted Darkness: How One Man Turned His Front Lawn into a National Crisis
Introduction In the pantheon of American excess, there was Graceland, there was Dollywood, and then,...
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The Butcher’s Bill: How They Sliced Open a Pop God to Reset His Dying Clock
Introduction Imagine living your entire life with a grenade strapped to your chest. You can’t...
Sealed in Concrete: The Hidden Laboratory Where Manilow Engineers Your Tears
Introduction Deep in the arid, sun-scorched landscape of Palm Springs, behind gates that cost more...
The Secret Summit in a Glass Closet: Barry Manilow’s Dangerous 1983 Gamble
Introduction In the early 1980s, Barry Manilow was the safe, wholesome face of American pop...
The Sex Symbol in the Governor’s Mansion: How Linda Ronstadt Almost Became First Lady
Introduction In 1979, the United States witnessed a cultural car crash so glamorous, so confusing,...
The Monk in the Sequined Suit: How Barry Manilow Starved His Vices to Feed His Throat
Introduction Walk through the graveyard of music history. Look at the tombstones of the great...
The Great Romantic Hoax: How Two “Just Friends” Murdered the Concept of the Modern Duet
Introduction Look at the Billboard charts today. Look at the shiny, manicured couples of modern...
The Metal Corpse That Cries Real Flowers: Why Liverpool’s Waterfront Is Haunted by a Ghost
Introduction If you walk along the windswept Albert Dock in Liverpool, past the tourists and...
The Shameful Secret in the Attic: The “Hated” Instrument That Actually Built Manilow’s Empire
Introduction Picture Barry Manilow. You see the feathers, the sequins, the blinding smile, and the...
The Medical Miracle Hiding in Plain Sight: How Barry Manilow Resurrects the Brain-Dead
Introduction The silence of an advanced memory-care ward is heavy. It is not a peaceful...