Improving Upon Perfection, Part Six
Sean Murphy(Parts 1-5 of this series here, here, here, here and here) “On The Sunny Side of...
A Week of Americana. Part Five: Chinatown
Chinatown does not usually make the short list of best American films. In fairness, it...
A Week of Americana. Part Four: James Brown
On this most American of holidays, it seems appropriate –if not obligatory– to celebrate the...
A Week of Americana. Part Three: The Doors
If the discussion is going to turn to American rock bands, it would be impossible...
A Week of Americana. Part Two: Captain Beefheart
Don Van Vliet (R.I.P.), with his idiosyncracies, individuality and iconoclasm, represents virtually everything that is...
A Week of Americana. Part One: Moby Dick
As our nation prepares to celebrate another birthday this week, it seems like an appropriate...
Wayne Shorter: National Treasure
Wayne Shorter is about to turn 80. He continues to record, play and inspire. Of...
A Not-So-Modest Proposal
Wouldn’t it be fantastic if, in addition to bumper stickers and salutes at ball games,...
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown… (Revisited)
How do you know you’ve made an indelible impact on culture? Here’s how. Listen: this...
David Brooks: Nothing To See Here
I find Brooks to be a shallow, self-aggrandizing bootlicker of the first order. Clueless as...