They Will Rock You, They Are The Champions: The Consummate American Bands (Revisited)
Sean MurphyOctober ’08. In the spirit of two quintessentially American inventions (obsessions, really), baseball and rock...
Death of a Salesman and the American Dream
Burn all the political books and essays: trivia masquerading as analysis that mostly measures horse...
10 for NYC by 10, on 9/11
New York City would be unimaginable without jazz, and vice versa: here's a tribute for --and by-- several musicians who…
Jamie Saft, Creativity, and the Cultivation of Mastery
My personal mantra –and life goal– going back to my post-grad school existence, is somehow,...
John McCain: RIP
While there’s not a lot I loved about John McCain’s politics, he was the type...
I Like To (Re)Watch or, The Movies on My Mind
Celebrating one of my favorite movies, Serpico, I wrote the following: I want—and need—to revisit this movie...
Routines, Rituals, and Writers
Winston Churchill famously remarked: “My vices protect me but they would assassinate you.” And he...
ALL HAIL THE QUEEN
Everyone is posting this (and why shouldn’t they?), and I’m happy to join the crowd—with...
Aretha: The Queen of Us All
Debate will—and should—rage forever regarding royalty and who can claim it: who is The King?...
Washing Dishes as Antidote for Apathy (Revisited)
Tom Sietsema, the excellent food critic for The Washington Post, wrote a fantastic piece about dishwashers...