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LATEST ARTICLES ( 33 )

• Spotlight on Scandinavia: 3 Musical Gems

  When it hits you, it hits you hard: more music is being made now than ever before. Arguably, more good music is being made now than ever before. Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2012 SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• An Open Letter to NFL Brass After Monday’s Fiasco

  

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  Posted on 26 September 2012 FOOTBALL, SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY, SPORTS

• Grizzly Bear’s “Shields”

  

  “Shields,” Grizzly Bear’s newest album, is their first since their breakout album “Veckatimest.”Grizzly Bear built a following teasing eerie pop out of... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Travels In Germany, Part 4

  

  Frank lived in Franconia, but Philipp lived in Frankfurt. Philipp was the youngest of three brothers, all of whom looked utterly alike. Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2012 TRAVEL

• A World in Pictures: Waldo Hirshberger

  

  Waldo Hirshberger, ~1915.His name is Waldo Hirshberger, and his smile in those pictures haunts me. He is my great-grandfather, but he may as well have been an... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2012 SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• Travels In Germany, Part 3

  Chris and I grew close in middle school. His father is from Minnesota, his mother from Poland, although she left for Germany when she was still young. Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2012 SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• How to Spot a Thesaurus Thief

  

  Writing is a solitary task. We usually do it out of the limelight, in musky bedrooms, on flimsy typewriters—or not—for little or no pay. It’s tough stuff, and i... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2012 SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• “Prisoner of Love”: The Turns a Song Takes

  Politics has promises. Baseball has Cracker Jacks. Jazz has standards.The idea of the standard is indispensable to jazz—they are, almost literally, the... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2012 SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• The Great Ah-Ha! “Eureka” by Jim O’Rourke

  

  Jim O’Rourke’s “Eureka.”In the world’s largest independent record store, you’ll find his music in the experimental section. Amoeba Music in Hollywood, CA may no... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2012 SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• Four Observations About the Start of College Football

  

  1.) The National Championship looks to be Alabama’s to lose. They dispatched Michigan quickly and efficiently. Their defense was stout, and their offense was... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2012 FOOTBALL, SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY, SPORTS

• Police in South Africa, Mexico Embroiled in Scandals

  

  Police attacks on civilians escalate in Mexico, South Africa Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2012 SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• Travels In Germany, Part 2

  My first flight out of America landed in Nürnberg, Germany, where the infamous Nazi trials took place. I was 9 or 10, and I was going to visit my friend Frank. Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2012 SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• Wine Milkshakes Debut In City Of Angels

  

  If America is a land of excess, L.A. is a city of controlled excess. It’s a place where excess is briefly muzzled, spritzed with enough cologne to euthanize a... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2012 SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• Travels In Germany, Part 1

  “Einem geschenkten Gaul schaut man nicht ins Maul.” —popular German saying.German school was scary enough.My mom lived in Germany as a student; she thought the... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2012 SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• Katie Holmes’ Boots Qualify Her As Homeless, Daily Mail Says

  

  This is the state of our journalism.By “state,” I mean the stuff that apparently matters to people who read the news. And by “our journalism,” I mean the grubby... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2012 SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• Home

  I grew up in a pink house. Living in a pink house won’t guarantee you much, but it will teach you optimism.When I traveled to Costa Rica to visit my dad’s... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2012 SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• Paul Auster’s Memoir Disappoints, Guardian Says

  

  A reviewer for The Guardian is claiming that Paul Auster’s new memoir, Winter Journal, is not only a complete waste of time, but also displays a brackish... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• PBS Produces Rapper’s Delite on Julia Child’s 100th Anniversary

  It’s Julia Child’s 100th anniversary, and PBS has remixed some classic footage of the Juke cooking and warbling like a songbird. Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lessons Learned From the Art of Driving

  

  Lesson #1: Z4s do not make excellent paintbrushes. (ausmotive.com)I often drive from the San Francisco Bay to the Los Angeles Basin. Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Even Cowboys Get The Blues: A Review of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

  

  Joel and Clementine colliding in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Joel doesn’t yet know that he knows Clementine.The beginning of the movie is the end.... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES