This morning, I published a review of the legendary Blind Boys of Alabama's Christmas album, Go Tell it on the Mountain on Buffalo Rising. Read full post »

I saw Bruno yesterday and laughed until I was a coughing, sputtering mess.   While I have no doubt this reflects poorly in the minds of many, please know that I don't care.  Further, I have no patience for those who get exorcised ab… Read full post »

 I know you've never heard of Iowa Supreme Court Justice Mark Cady, but take the time to read his decision on behalf of a unanimous Court in Varnum v. Brien upholding homosexuals' right to marriage under the Iowa Constitution.  Although I am a&nbs… Read full post »

 A recent exhibit in NYC opened with 60 years of Harlequin book covers.  It is a stunning visual representation of our collecitve id.  Definitely worth a look. Read full post »

I always look forward to this release as it contains most of the best unread writing of the previous year collected in paperback.  I quote the following passage from Brenda Miller's Blessing of the Animals first published in The Sun: 

Here's the firs… Read full post »

Despite the fact that bodies are actually floating down the rivers of Myanmar, the military junta will not even allow aid planes to land.  The Rangoon Airport, 40 miles north of the most devastated area, is shut down rather than a/… Read full post »

When I saw the last of my fortieth year, I thought the risks of silly crushes on TV figures had passed.  When I started watching Foreign Exchange with Daljit Dhaliwal, however, I began to sense that my interest in the program was not ba/… Read full post »

One of the many ways that the mainstream media fails is its focus only on a narrow aspect of one story at a time.  For example, the elections in 2008 have been reported as if the whole story were the Hillary/Obama horserace.   

Another interesting story is Al Franken's… Read full post »

 Another interesting musical story with an interesting in utero theme is classical pianist Simone Dinnerstein.  I admire her not only for the beauty and sophistication of her playing, but also for the way she has lived her life and played her music.

Like Glenn Gou… Read full post »

I was in a record shop today as they were burning off their inventory preparing to close for good.  I was clacking through the cases next to some guy who was doing likewise, but at a pace five times mine.  He was muttering to himself and would occasionally hold up a disk,&n… Read full post »