On the Nature of Things

April 24th, 2025 | 7 min read

Liz Pelly, Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist. Atria, 2025. $28.99, 288 pp.

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Elizabeth Stice is a professor of history at Palm Beach Atlantic University, where she also serves as the assistant director of the Frederick M Supper Honors College. She is the editor in chief of Orange Blossom Ordinary.

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