2010: Time To Die (Part One: January-June)
Sean Murphy2010: In pace requiescat! We almost made it through January without a major loss, but then, during the darkest and coldest evenings we got word that the reclusive and curmudgeonly…
The Problem With The Homeless Problem
Who was he? I think the same question each time I see him (every day: the same man in the same spot, holding the same sign that tells everyone who…
Just Say No or, What We Talk About When We Talk About Sex (In Fiction)
Lying in bed, thinking about geometry. Like: how my arm next to her ass makes a right angle, or how her legs in either direction form an isosceles triangle (or…
Thanksgiving 2010: Some Things I’m Grateful For
Give it up for old school (and the Oskar Blues brew pub's vintage arcade room): John Davis for helping make people aware of obscure American treasure, Blind Tom Wiggins…
You Don’t Need To Be A Fan of Star Wars or Christmas (or Christ) To Appreciate This
'Tis the season. Which is to say, the time of year for finding excellent, non-traditional renditions of overly familiar "traditional" holiday music.
The Internet Wins…Again (Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger)
If you have lived your entire life and not enjoyed one of the many Schwarzenegger soundboards, here is your chance (2002 says hello). Now, another testament to that team of…
I Talk To The Wind
Sunday came, and without slowing down to let anyone notice, it went. Sundays have a way of doing that. On the dissolving horizon the sky looks good enough to eat:…
The Money Dread, Redux
Like everyone else I know, I grew up—really grew up, if I’ve ever actually grown up—in the Reagan 80’s. Take my childhood, please. Actually, it wasn’t all that bad. During…
Sony Walkman R.I.P. or, My Mix-Tape Confession
Anyone who was born before Y2K cannot be unmoved by the announcement that Sony has ceased production of the beloved Walkman (Begging the question: they were still making them? I admit rocking…
On Getting (or not getting) a PhD in Political Science and Bob Dylan, Remixed
The genius of the Inernet, again. Here's two very different, very brilliant things I stumbled upon today (h/t Andrew Sullivan and PopMatters): So You Want To Get a PhD in…