A timeline of Quincy Jones’ career in 15 essential songs

As a musician, producer, composer, and executive, Quincy Jones was responsible for creating numerous hits throughout his illustrious career spanning three-quarters of a century. However, it might be more significant to recognize that he not only made hits but also established the conditions that led to their success.

How Quincy Jones Helped Make Thriller The Biggest Album of All Time

Forty-two years following its debut, Michael Jackson’s Thriller stands as a colossal symbol of American cultural influence. Recognized globally as the best-selling album ever, it serves as an unattainable benchmark for pop artists. The album’s ubiquity is adored and admired worldwide. On charts, Thriller held the number one position for 37 non-sequential weeks, setting a record for most top 10 singles from a single album with seven. Since then, it has sold over 60 million copies across the globe.

Bill’s boyfriend from Agatha All Along is not his boyfriend from the comics…for now

Marvel is constantly coming up with new ideas, as demonstrated by their latest series, “Agatha All Along“. The finale of this show left us wanting more, but it’s unclear if there will be another season. However, it’s possible that characters like Agatha (Kathryn Hahn) and Billy (Joe Locke) might appear in a future film instead. Marvel always seems to have something exciting brewing.

“Locke Lamora and the Bottled Serpent” eases readers back into Scott Lynch’s Gentleman Bastards series

To be an admirer of “The Gentleman Bastards” is to recognize a desire shared by few other fandoms beyond those who are familiar with George R.R. Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire” or Patrick Rothfuss’ “The Kingkiller Chronicle.” In 2006, author Scott Lynch made a significant impact on the fantasy genre with the debut of his novel “The Lies of Locke Lamora,” which marked the beginning of the proposed seven-book series known as “The Gentlemen Bastards Sequence.” The following year, Lynch published “Red Seas Under Red Skies,” continuing the exploits of master con artist Locke Lamora as he navigated the city-state of Tal Verrar. Fans had to wait quite some time for the third book, “The Republic of Thieves,” which was finally released in 2013 after a six-year gap.