Indie Author Interview: Sean Murphy
Sean MurphyFrom Sunday's Indie Author News: Indie Author Interview with Sean Murphy - Author of the "Memoir for My Mother" Please Talk about Me When I'm Gone. Sean Murphy has been…
Some Thoughts on 5Ks, Colon Cancer, Charity and the Redemption of Friends
I ran my first 5K last Sunday. Anyone who knows anything about me will likely have two reactions, in this order. One: no chance. Two: anything is now officially possible,…
What We Talk About When We (Don’t) Talk About Dying
MY MOTHER EVENTUALLY became acquainted with the white-walled world of procedures and all that happens—before, during, after and beyond: Hope and fear, faith and then despair, the nagging need to…
Five Songs to Welcome Spring*
(*Even though we are supposed to get snow tomorrow!) The incomparable John Fahey with the appropriately titled "When The Springtime Comes Again": Janácek's String Quartet "Intimate Letters", 3rd Movement: John…
33 Thoughts about Villanova vs. Georgetown, 1985
March Madness, indeed. The timing could not have been better: gearing up for another annual marathon to see which team emerges from the fray (and that’s just my personal bracket),…
Radiohead, Radiodread and Kudos to Consequence of Sound
What a great idea, pulled off with aplomb. My hat is tipped to the good folks @ Consequence of Sound for their (new?) series, "Masterpiece Reviews", which I've just gotten…
“Better call on evolution” or, Our Cultural Koyaanisqatsi (Revisited)
Don't you remember, back in the '70s (or early '80s), learning about people banning or burning books and thinking, even as a grade schooler, that this represented an ancient, embarrassing…
3.14 and Interfacing with the Infinite
If you've never seen Pi, Darren Aronofsky's first (and best) movie, I strongly encourage you to check it out. (Hint: it's not just a number; it's a concept of existence.…
The Intersection of Art & Innovation, cont’d: A Conversation with Matt Merewitz
Music. Marketing. Merewitz. Murphy. My series concerning the Intersection of Art & Innovation continues! (previous discussions can be found here.) I've had the welcome opportunity to speak with a variety…
Taking It All Too Hard: Unironic Love For Phil Collins (Revisited)
After taking on the "holy trinity" of classic era Genesis, wherein Phil Collins arguably got short-shrift (I mean we had to discuss Peter Gabriel!), it seemed appropriate to revisit my…