Semi-Autobiographical, inspired by a best friend
Sean MurphyI am not alone. I have a best friend, who happens to be a dog. He is really good for me, reminding me to eat, sleep, go to the bathroom…
Five Easy Pieces
Music always helps. Here are representations from each of the five major food groups (jazz, blues, reggae, classical, rock) that are unceasingly able to make me happy, or at least…
Leroy Brown: Happy Birthday, and Farewell…
An irreplaceable friend who will be forever missed, and loved.
Happy Birthday, Darwin!
PRINCETON, NJ -- On the eve of 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth, a new Gallup Poll shows that only 39% of Americans say they "believe in the theory of…
“When I’m 64…”
Bob Marley was born February 6, 1945, which means he would be turning 64 today. This summer in a series for Popmatters.com, I chose what I consider five reggae albums…
Didactics
First rule of the Internet: The Internet rules. Second rule of the Internet....you get the picture. The Internet wins. The Internet always wins. That's what it does; that's all it…
Beyond Good and Evil or, The God that Failed
Millard Fuller, the founder of Habitat for Humanity, has passed away. Obit from Washington Post here. His story, self-made millionaire who gives away his money to the needy and actually…
Send in the clowns
What happens when you've jumped the shark and thrown up everything and the kitchen sink? Call a plumber, of course. Joe the Plumber advises GOP-ers. No, really. The more I look…
The Day the Music Died
Fifty years. The loss of three rock and roll pioneers inspired one of the great rock songs, courtesy of Don McLean. Not sure what more can or should be said.…
Ars Moriendi
Or, the art of dying. Of course, a treatise like this made a great deal of sense in the 15th Century, while memories of the Black Death still lingered in…