Bob Dylan has been celebrated for his brilliantly poetic and enigmatic songwriting for six decades, and he’s the rare legacy artist who’s still capable of surprising listeners late in his career. In ...

Bob Dylan has built an entire career on subverting public expectations, and his 34th and first-of-its-kind album, which he released on October 13, 2009, did just that. At face value, late-era Dylan ...

On this episode of Start Making Sense, Sean Wilentz on a puzzling set of holiday songs. Jon Wiener Here's where to find podcasts from The Nation. Political talk without the boring parts, featuring the ...

Bob Dylan has brushed aside suggestions that his Christmas album is in any way ironic. The veteran musician released Christmas In The Heart in October, his first collection of seasonal songs. Of the ...

At the start of December, out of the blue, author Elijah Wald received an early Christmas present from Bob Dylan. In a message posted to social media, the legendarily elusive singer-songwriter praised ...