#GivingTuesday and 1455
Sean MurphyA little over two years ago, 1455 was launched to support and nourish a global community of creatives:...
Never Say Die! Celebrating Ozzy on His Birthday
Happy 70th birthday to Ozzy Osbourne, the self-proclaimed Prince of Darkness. If you’d guessed, circa...
The Letter My Father Never Wrote Me (Revisited)
I’m grateful to the excellent literary magazine Palooka for giving a home to my very short piece...
The Whiteness of the Whale: Remembering The White Album (Revisited)
Therefore, in his other moods, symbolize whatever grand or gracious thing he will by whiteness,...
BOOKED: SEAN MURPHY Q&A WITH BETHANNE PATRICK
An oldie but goodie from summer of 2018. I had the pleasure of talking with...
Every Day is Veterans Day (Revisited)
I. Personal Remember when Born in the U.S.A. was ubiquitous? The album and the song....
Never Say Nevermore: A Reappraisal of Edgar Allan Poe
If Edgar Allan Poe—and his writing—has not aged well and seems more than a little...
Abbey Road, Again
So, a few quick thoughts after spending a good chunk of the last 24 hours...
They Will Rock You, They Are The Champions: The Consummate American Bands (Revisited)
October ’08. In the spirit of two quintessentially American inventions (obsessions, really), baseball and rock...
Death of a Salesman and the American Dream (Revisited)
Burn all the political books and essays: trivia masquerading as analysis that mostly measures horse...