Gene Hackman, The Bone Marrow of American Artistry
Sean MurphyOnce upon a time when I was sixteen I had the great good fortune to be driving my father's car when the alternator died (making it, at least initially, my…
Thank You, Jeff Bezos
Thank you, Jeff Bezos. On one hand, the news coming out this morning from the Washington Post issimultaneously shocking, grotesque, and, in ways that would only be possible in 2025, totally predictable. Sean…
2/26/12: A Poem for Trayvon Martin
On this day in History: On February 26, 2012, Trayvon Martin, an African American teen walking home from a trip to a convenience store, is fatally shot by George Zimmerman, a…
Songs From the Big Chair at 40
Forty years ago today: Songs from the Big Chair, one of the best albums (start to finish as great as any album of that decade got) of the '80s dropped.…
Let The Music Be Your Master: Physical Graffiti at 50
i. Let’s Get Physical You want to understand and appreciate how transcendentally great Led Zeppelin is? If I were to say: I’d like to pay tribute to their masterpiece, you could reasonably…
Feb 8, 2025: The Rebirth of a Nation
February 8, 1915: "The Birth of a Nation" opens in L.A., glorifying the KKK. (More via History.Com.) 110 years ago. Narrative. This movie was not only a "reflection of the…
Big Balls
See, in order to finally infiltrate the DEEP STATE, rectify decades of waste and mismanagement, and shut down entire departments that research and provide meds for disease, we needed to…
It’s All About Narrative, Always
In politics if you're explaining you're losing, but if you're being explained, you're lost. i. Emerging from a mysterious bout of food poisoning (and, I reckon, all bouts are mysterious…
The Last Waltz, At Last: RIP, Garth Hudson
Every group (athletes, artists, executives) requires at least one MVP who is willing (and, often, needs) to cede the spotlight, be content to stay out of the fray, avoid the…
Sam Moore, RIP
Most of the obits will talk about "Soul Man" (as they should), but Sam & Dave dropped so many gems, many ripe for (re)discovery. As a young pup, my introduction…