Tim Riley is an associate professor at Emerson College, in Boston, where he teaches digital journalism. His work has appeared in The New York Times, truthdig.com, and NPR, and he was named Best Cultural Critic by the Los Angeles Press Club in 2016.
CONTRIBUTOR ARTICLES

Adrift in Cosmic Quarantine: Randy Newman Turns 77
The great singer-songwriter has spent a lifetime turning bluesy snark into pop gold....

The Gigantor of Art
Alex Ross’s new book on Wagner teases out the great conductors many contradictions....

No Success Like Failure
Tim Riley reviews a new biography of Nick Lowe....

Return of the Unrepressed
Tim Riley on how the Beatles and John Lennon puncture nostalgia....

Dylanizing the Great American Songbook
Tim Riley on Bob Dylan’s “Triplicate” (2017)....

The American Sputnik: Van Cliburn Heats Up the Cold War
Tim Riley reviews two new books about pianist Van Cliburn....
