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Dw. Dunphy On… Drawing
There was a period of time during junior high and high school when I was convinced music wouldn’t be a part of my life. I couldn’t afford to get a guitar or a keyboard,
Read More »How Bad Can It Be?: “Ted, White, and Blue: The Nugent Manifesto”
Thank God for Ted Nugent. Seriously. The guy is a true patriot, and he has strong notions about America and what makes her great, which he lays out in his new(ish) book Ted, White,
Read More »Book Review: John West, “The Last Goodnights: Assisting My Parents with Their Suicides”
John West – The Last Goodnights: Assisting My Parents with Their Suicides (2009, Counterpoint) purchase this book (Amazon) As a culture, Americans may not have the most difficulty absorbing death — we don’t have
Read More »How Bad Can It Be?: “Batman Year 100”
My primary brief, with How Bad Can It Be?, is to look at media product that for whatever reason—an unpromising premise, a poisoned reputation, a creator’s track record—gives me no reason to expect that
Read More »Book Review: Robb Walsh, “Sex, Death and Oysters: A Half-Shell Lover’s World Tour”
Robb Walsh – Sex, Death and Oysters: A Half-Shell Lover’s World Tour (2009, Counterpoint) purchase this book (Amazon) To say that I’m not a foodie would be an act of extremely polite understatement. I
Read More »The Love Post, Day One: Books
It’s that time of year again — when pink and red rule the aisles of your local Wal-Mart, pre-adolescent boys and girls hope for poorly worded expressions of like from that special someone, lonely
Read More »Book Review: “Things I’ve Learned From the Women Who’ve Dumped Me”
Book reviews are a little out of my journalistic jurisdiction, but I’m never one to turn down quality entertainment. And really, book readings are a lot like theatrical performances: I sit back and relax while
Read More »How Bad Can It Be?: “The Shack”
I will not cop to charges of snobbery; I find my pop-culture thrills wherever I can. I freely admit, though, that I’m selective. Any consumer of media has to be, I think. There are
Read More »Political Culture: White Like … Who, Exactly?
We white folks are feeling pretty good about ourselves these days. And why not? A couple months ago, almost half of us voted to put a black guy into what is now ironically called
Read More »Bookshelf: John Carroll, “The Existential Jesus”
John Carroll – The Existential Jesus (2009, Counterpoint) purchase this book (Amazon) You can’t claim to offer an interpretation of the Gospel of Mark that claims to offer up hitherto unseen angles — or
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