Spanish Donkey: Almost As Good As Being There
Sean MurphyIt pays to have friends in high places. Or at least on Facebook. Jamie Saft,...
George Saunders: This Is His Time
Earlier this month, the New York Times magazine featured the guy pictured above in a cover story entitled “George...
Dr. Strangelove, A Half-Century (Almost) Later
Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove was released 49 years ago, today. In a longer piece entitled “Making...
In Praise of Porn…Music: A Primer on Obscure Italian (and German) Soundtrack Bliss (Revisited)
This story begins, as so many of them do, with porn. Sort of. Back in...
The Problem With the Homeless Problem (Revisited)
Who was he? I think the same question each time I see him (every day:...
Beethoven & Barenboim: The Power of Music*
Awake, alive. Alone. Never forget this feeling. That evening, halfway through high school, watching the...
Living Colour & Friends: The Power of Music (and Memory…)
I don’t need to say a single thing, so I won’t. Enjoy!
Peter Gabriel & Me: The Power of Music
The face this guy makes when he listens to “Here Comes the Flood” by Peter...
Improving Upon Perfection, Part Three: Rodgers & Hammerstein & Coltrane
Check it out: Most people, at least post Baby Boom generation, know this from the...
Improving Upon Perfection, Part Two: Brian Wilson and Danny Gatton
One of the best ballads ever? No question. Brian Wilson, whom one can never say...