Sui generis on the rocks: Christopher Hitchens (Revisited)
Sean MurphyThe best way to compliment a writer, as a reader, is to recommend their work to others. That I wholeheartedly do, and have done. The best way to compliment a…
A Week of Americana. Part One: Moby Dick
As our nation prepares to celebrate another birthday this week, it seems like an appropriate time to revisit some posts that celebrate art, American style. The first one, fittingly, is…
The Intersection of Technology & Education: A Conversation with Darryl Joyner (Cont’d)
My series concerning the Intersection of Technology & Culture continues! (previous discussions can be found here.) I’ve had the welcome opportunity to speak with a variety of musicians and writers, so it’s…
The Intersection of Technology and Magazine Publishing (etc.): Round Two with Jane Friedman!
My ongoing series “The Intersection of Innovation and ___” continued yesterday. (Previous discussions can be found here.) I was thrilled to have another opportunity to speak with Jane Friedman, publisher,…
The Intersection of Innovation and Art (cont’d): The Issue of Compensation
My ongoing series "The Intersection of Innovation and ___" continued yesterday. (Previous discussions can be found here.) It was my great pleasure to welcome back a friend and woman I…
The Intersection of Technology & Education: A Conversation with Darryl Joyner
My series concerning the Intersection of Technology & Culture continues! (previous discussions can be found here.) I’ve had the welcome opportunity to speak with a variety of musicians and writers, so it’s…
Mark Twain: The Big Daddy of American Letters (Revisited)
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 is…
The Intersection of Art & Innovation, cont’d: A Conversation with Bethanne Patrick
Last week I had the privilege of being joined by Bethanne Patrick, curator of the well-loved #FridayReads series and tireless tweeter @TheBookMaven. I've known Bethanne for many years and have…
Amiri Baraka, R.I.P.
R.I.P., Brother Baraka. Thank you for 'Blues People'; Thank you for Dutchman'. Eternal gratitude for writing one of my favorite poems. Peace. In Memory of Radio Who has ever stopped…
But I don’t weep, do you? (Three from Bukowski)
It is an enduring tribute to Bukowski's genius that his writings continue to inform, inspire and console. It is our collective tragedy, as human beings, that much of his subject…