This week we might actually get canceled... because we're diving into the discussion of those artists we used to love, but we can no longer, in good conscience, count them among our favorites. We're sure you can think of a problematic artist without too much effort. But the tricky part is, can you separate art from artist? 

Videos:

The Smiths: The Boy With the Thorn in His Side (1986)

Michael Jackson: Burn this Disco Out (1979)

Extras:

Jack Whatley’s Far Out Magazine article about Morrissey

Wesley Morris piece in the NYT 

Reckoning With the Real Michael Jackson

M.J. Still Processing

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