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Political Culture: Still Two Americas
We may not have John Edwards to kick around anymore – though that hasn’t stopped us from putting the occasional boot into his backside, has it? – but he did leave us with a
Read More »Political Culture: Break Up the Yankees! (And the Insurance Companies!)
It's baseball playoff time, which has Jon Cummings venting his annual Yankees rage -- and, oddly enough, thinking about public healthcare
Read More »The Most Disturbing Halloween EVER!: The Horrible Clanging of “Tubular Bells”
Popdose's celebration of spooky, creepy, and otherwise unsettling music continues with Jon Cummings' goosebumped reminiscences of Mike Oldfield's Tubular BellsRead More »
Lost in the ’80s: Thrashing Doves, “Beautiful Imbalance”
John C. Hughes might have flown off to the corporate great beyond, but thanks to Jon Cummings, Lost in the '80s is back with a look at London's Thrashing Doves
Read More »Political Culture: Are You Ready For Some (Wingnut) Football?
Now here’s a fast-moving story: Just a week ago, word leaked that Rush Limbaugh was part of an ownership group hoping to bid on the woebegone St. Louis Rams. Within three business days, the
Read More »Political Culture: Seeing the Best (and Worst) in One Another
Can liberals and conservatives still see the best in one another, or is intelligent political discourse a thing of the past? Jon Cummings combs through his inbox in search of an answer
Read More »Political Culture: Michael Moore’s “Capitalism,” a Don’t-Like-It-Very-Much Story
Michael Moore has a new movie out, and you might assume that a proud liberal like Jon Cummings might be filled with rapturous praise for it...but you'd be wrong
Read More »Book Review: Nick Hornby’s “Juliet, Naked”
Nick Hornby has a new book out, and Jon Cummings is here to tell us how it holds up against the author's previous bestsellers
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