PREVIEW - #504 - Requiem for a Monoculture

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PREVIEW - #504 - Requiem for a Monoculture

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In 1985, Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie brought some of their most famous peers under the same roof to record "We Are the World." To some, the result was the epitome of tacky celebrity philanthropy culture. But for the makers of the new documentary THE GREATEST NIGHT IN POP (2024), it was exactly what that title says.

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