The Doors: America’s Star-Spangled Band
Sean MurphyThe 4th of July presents an at least two irresistible reasons to talk about The Doors. One:...
You radiate cold shafts of broken glass…
Quitting? Wow. What a contemptible coward and laughable fraud she is. (And if this “plan”...
Goldman Sachs: It’s Hard Out Here for a Vampiring Pimp
Kind of like the situation in Guantanamo, it seems that all that can be said...
The Washington Post’s slow, agonizing death spiral
As the once proud (or at least respectable) institution rots, the sights and smells become...
The news today will be the movies for tomorrow
I’ve said all I care to say about the disgraceful state of affairs at Guantanamo...
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown…
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Goodnight Sweet Princess
I grew up in the ’70s. Did you?
Sketches of Spain: Perfection Turns 50
From Popmatters. Miles Davis is responsible for so much incredible music that at times it’s...
Mr. Bungle’s California: Ten Years Later
PopMatters keeps the party going, plowing through the calendar year of 1999, reminiscing about important...
Fantômas: 10 Years Later
A writer should always set challenges: it keeps things interesting and guards against formulaic and...