Intro to Rock Poetry 101
It was one of those fashionable academic parties where emulation–in the form of whom, among the assembled group, possessed the most extensive knowledge of classic rock lyrics, and whose tastes in the matter were most […]
For One Children’s Author, Distance Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
EVANSTON, Ill. When he retired from writing last year, Charles McClatchey had won every prize and award given to authors of children’s books both here and in England, including the Newbery Medal, the Caldecott Medal […]
County Joe’s ‘Fixin’ To Die Rag’ From Woodstock Rebooted For Our Modern Iran Dilemma
Back in the height of the Vietnam era a little ditty made it onto the airwaves that protested the undeclared war in a darkly humorous way. It was called “I Feel Like I’m Fixin’ To […]
My Artsy-Fartsy Robot Pal
An Art Degree Could Give You a Leg Up on the Robots Submishmash, linking to article on Quartz “Thanks, but I’m actually dating Julio. And Evan.” We were sitting in Life Drawing 101 when […]
Running; A gateway drug:
Following up on a recent post about the question “is running a habit or an addiction?” where I concluded that the answer is “yes”, the next question is “is running a gateway drug?”. First, it […]