John Seabrook

New Yorker magazine

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Lou Pearlman was a pioneer in reality TV and the boy-band industry -- but he was also a crook. One critic says we live, in some respects, in a world he created.

Remembering Lou Pearlman, pop Svengali and con man

Lou Pearlman was a pioneer in reality TV and the boy-band industry -- but he was also a crook. One critic says we live, in some respects, in a world he created.

from To the Point

Lennon and McCartney. The two Beatles need no introduction, as they’ve written the most number-one hit songs of all time. In third place?

"The Song Machine"

Lennon and McCartney. The two Beatles need no introduction, as they’ve written the most number-one hit songs of all time. In third place?

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Lennon and McCartney. The two Beatles need no introduction—they’ve written the most number-one hit songs of all time. In third place? A 44-year-old Swedish producer named Max Martin.

'The Song Machine' Looks At The Making of Pop

Lennon and McCartney. The two Beatles need no introduction—they’ve written the most number-one hit songs of all time. In third place? A 44-year-old Swedish producer named Max Martin.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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