The new, even blurrier lines of the post-’Blurred Lines’ universe
How the new ruling against Robin Thicke and Pharrell kills creativity—and will ruin music for audiences
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Robin Thicke
Robin Thicke and the tyranny of the breakup album
For too long, we’ve given breakup albums, however bad, a free pass. Robin Thicke’s ’Paula’ may help us fall out of love with the genre.
Pop rivalries nearly disappear from Grammys
Where are the great pop rivalries à la rock vs. disco, East Coast vs. West?
How rare: Miley Cyrus, a female pop star unafraid of being ugly
Emma Teitel on the singer’s headline-grabbing antics
McGill students won’t ban Blurred Lines
Some offended by Robin Thicke’s provocative lyrics
Our readers write: Letters from the print edition
’If you can get off your ride without putting a kickstand down, it ain’t no motorcycle.’
Blurred Lines of rape and relativism
Robin Thicke’s summer hit is under fire for misogyny, while many hip-hop artists get a free pass
TIFF ’09: On the red carpet
Our ever-expanding gallery of Hollywood’s hottest at TIFF