What Would Touchdown Jesus Do?
Sean MurphyIf they could just go to church and keep their superstitions to themselves, no one would give a second thought to what Catholics did behind closed doors (or, as the…
Jimi Hendrix Was Not Human: Part One
Okay. I wrote words about (and worse, posted pictures of) Camille Paglia and Bret Michaels on this blog within the past month. Since my aim was to bury both and praise neither, I feel I…
When the Good Guys Beat the Bad Guys
I love virtually everything about New York City, except for its insufferable sports teams. Incalculable bandwidth could be spent articulating my disdain (and those who know me well know too…
Like a bewitched jackhammer
Look at that picture for a minute. That is no joke. It's also not a novelty. This man, Carl Joseph, was just elected to the Florida High School Hall of…
Earth Day (Revisited): An Appreciation of Black Sabbath
Every day is Earth Day. Question: Is it possible that a band could sell over one hundred million albums, be referenced constantly by groups spanning multiple genres, and whose very…
Mark Twain: The Big Daddy of American Letters
On April 21, 1910, author Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, died in Redding, Conn. Patriot: the person who can holler the loudest without knowing what he…
Keeping Hope Alive
Not a ton of people remember Opal (actually, to remember a band, you need to have heard of them in the first place, right?). It's a shame, although admittedly, this…
A Splendid Time Is Not Guaranteed For All
The Easy Star All-Stars, to their credit, do not believe in half-measures. In 2003, they introduced themselves to the world with their reggae reimagining of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of…
“You are making that toast sound like salvation or something…”
+ = Some people see the face of Christ in their pancakes; other folks are more interested in creating their own miracles. An inexorable sign of the…
Herbie Hancock is Cooler Than Us And He Always Has Been
Everyone knows that Herbie Hancock is one of the coolest men on the planet, and has been for almost half a century. Anyone who doesn't know this doesn't know much; all…