Last week, the R&B singer Chris Brown was sentenced to five years of probation for his assault on the pop star Rihanna. The case raises a perennial question: whether it’s possible to separate the musician from their art. Today we ask Randy Cohen, author of “The Ethicist” column for The New York Times Magazine, about this question. Also: 400 years after Henry Hudson sailed the river of his name, we look at the musical legacy of the mighty river.
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Randy CohenCan You Hate the Artist but Love the Art?
Randy Cohen, author of "The Ethicist" column for The New York Times Magazine joins us to discuss this question as it applies to artists ranging from Richard Wagner and James Brown to Phil Spector, Ike Turner and Renaissance composer (and wife murderer) Gesualdo.
Tell us: Can you separate the ...
Tell us: Can you separate the ...
The Hudson River as Cultural Byway
As New Yorkers mark the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's exploration of the river that bears his name, there’s a cultural legacy to consider: For much of the past four centuries the Hudson River served as a highway of culture through the state. Pianist Vassily Primakov joins us to talk ...