Wednesday reads: Robert Lester Folsom, R.E.M.'s mainstream breakout

March 18, 2026 Wednesday reads: Robert Lester Folsom, R.E.M.'s mainstream breakout MARCH 18, 2026 TOP STORIES The light in Robert Lester Folsom is shining Music like Folsom's, brackish and mystical, is always going to be sought after. It's naïve, lo-fi, and needfully sincere—a compelling part of the Great American Songbook, whether recognized or not. Two new campus comedies raise the question: Have TV writers ever been to college? Television's fictionalized depiction of higher education is becoming a real-world problem. Paul McCartney to play two intimate shows in LA next week Macca will be performing for 1,200 people at The Fonda on March 27 and 28. Isaac Hayes ... read