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Book Review: “Russell Wiley Is Out to Lunch”
There’s really nothing all that amusing about the newspaper industry’s death spiral, but that hasn’t stopped Richard Hine from using it as the backdrop for Russell Wiley Is Out to Lunch, a frequently funny
Read More »Book Review: “Long Range Goals”
The United States’ performance in the World Cup last month, and the attention if brought, caused many commentators, sports and otherwise, to ask if this was the moment when soccer finally arrived in America.
Read More »Book Review: “The Cult TV Book”
What defines a cult television series? Is it the number of viewers watching the show? Perhaps it’s the devotion of the fans? Is it the genre in which the series chooses to tell its
Read More »Book Review: Justin Pearson, “From the Graveyard of the Arousal Industry”
Justin Pearson is the bassist in the hardcore punk band, The Locust, as well as several other underground punk bands, including Swing Kids and Some Girls. In addition to constantly touring to support himself,
Read More »Book Review: Pat Benatar, “Between A Heart And A Rock Place”
Think back to that one time that your friends had tickets to a show that you didn’t know about, that was already sold out. Sure, there have been several shows like that for me,
Read More »Book Review: Todd Oldham, “Joan Jett”
Playwright, editor and hardcore "Jetthead" Kathleen Warnock gives us an in-depth review of Todd Oldham's new book chronicling the life and times of Joan Jett
Read More »Book Review: Bryant Simon, “Everything but the Coffee: Learning About America from Starbucks”
When is a cup of coffee more than just a cheap, quick pick-me-up? Pretty much always, if you’re the type of person who pays attention to where his food comes from and where it’s
Read More »Book Review: Tony DuShane’s “Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk”
“One lone pubic hair sprung from my baby smooth pelvis area. I didn’t even see it start to grow. It just made its appearance and told me more were coming. “I raised my hand
Read More »The Chronicles of DOOM: “The Lord of the Logos”
My copy of Lord of the Logos arrived just after the monstrous snow storm hit. While the snow drifted six feet up my stairs, some mysterious messenger braved the winter-choked wasteland to deliver it
Read More »How Bad Can It Be?: “Neil Diamond Is Forever”
In the abstract, Neil Diamond seems like somebody I should dig. Smart dude; good work ethic, fairly self-aware, tries a lot of different things. Steeped in the classics of pre-rock music, both the Great
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