In Praise of Porn…Music: A Primer on Obscure Italian (and German) Soundtrack Bliss
Sean MurphyThis story begins, as so many of them do, with porn. Sort of. Back in...
The Power of Magical Thinking: Reflections on Reagan
Part One: Fact The fortieth president turns 100 and a religious cult (also known as...
When I have fears that I may cease to be…*
I. Til Love and Fame to nothingness do sink When I have fears that I...
Meet The New Boss Hog (Revisited)
While I can’t say I’m surprised to see this in today’s paper, I still can...
This is the country we live in
As I watch, with much anticipation mixed with wary optimism (amongst other feelings) how things...
Staring Over The Shoulders Of Giants: Overture
First off, super-sized kudos to Anthony Tommasini, the classical music critic for The New York Times....
Sexism Sells…But Who’s Buying? (Revisited)
Our attitudes toward sex tell us just about everything we need to know about ourselves....
Looking Into The Sun*
(March, 2000) I look down at my mother as she lay dying. It was worse...
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov!
ON THIS DAY: On Jan. 21, 1924, Russian revolutionary Vladimir Ilyich Lenin died at age...
Say Anything
It could have been a great story. Boy moves across the country (actually across the...