Saxophonist Phil Woods talks about his 1956 trip with Dizzy Gillespie to the Middle East and his 1962 with Benny Goodman to the Soviet Union.

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The Rabbit loved superheroes as a kid but seldom identified with them. It took growing up to do that. I was well into my 20s before I realized that every mild-mannered male had a secret identity, if not a colorful leotard with or without the requisite “S.”

I was somewhere in…

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We opened David Denby’s new book Snark: It’s Mean, It’s Personal, and It’s Ruining Our Conversation with a bit of trepidation. After, all the Rabbit has made a living writing, editing and encouraging snark starting during those long-ago ‘80s days at the LA Weekly and continuing, well, at least through last night.…

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The second greatest honor in America is to be accepted as a regular in your local bar. The first is to be granted free drinks on a regular basis by your favorite bartender. It took me over a year to be accepted as a regular at the sea-side hang that…

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