Culture

Track of the Day: 'Green Grass'

By Chris Bodenner
Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021.

A reader writes:

Here’s one for you. The Brazilian singer, Cibelle, performing a Tom Waits song that could’ve been written by Walt Whitman. Never has death been rendered with more delicacy.

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About the Author

Chris Bodenner is a former senior editor at The Atlantic.