Borne Back Ceaselessly Into the Past: Steinbeck, Nostalgia, Empathy and Amtrak*
Sean Murphyi. WHEN I FIRST read John Steinbeck’s Travels with Charley: In Search of America I...
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...
Four Albums and a Film: The Best Summer Entertainment
The Congos – Heart of the Congos (1977) Great art knows no seasons. Nevertheless, some...
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown… (Five Years Later)
How do you know you’ve made an indelible impact on culture? Here’s how. Listen: this...
The Bittersweet Science, Part Four: Four Kings (Revisited)
Let’s finish this four part post off by letting Kimball, and the Kings, do...
The Intersection of Technology & Education: A Conversation with Darryl Joyner (Cont’d)
My series concerning the Intersection of Technology & Culture continues! (previous discussions can be found here.) I’ve...