I am in the midst of a show drought that will continue until mid-September. Then I have a ton of shows. That happens sometimes. So what to talk about? How about the actual music of Dolly Parton? I can't really complain about all the obituaries...
Author: Erik Loomis
Ah, the first full week of college football. But before we get to that, let's visit Penn State, the home of students who rioted when Joe Paterno was fired for.
This is the grave of Duke Pearson. Born in 1932 in Atlanta, Columbus Calvin Pearson Jr. grew up in a jazz family. His nickname of Duke, which is probably better.
I am going to add a bit to our college football coverage this year. Last year, I picked 10 games a week, based on the best matchups if you follow the Athletic's ranking of all the teams. But sometimes, the games would be Thursday or...
This is the grave of John Dunlop. Born in 1914 in Placerville, California, Dunlop grew up in the Philippines when his parents decided to become missionaries in 1918. He lived.
Directed by Oliver Laxe and released in 2025, Sirāt starts out as one thing but turns into something very, very different. A Spanish man and his son, who is about.
We wake up this Thursday to news of the loss of the one of the greatest of Americans. Looking back, she was right or mostly right about almost everything in her whole life, with the exception of when she defended Bill Clinton's behavior, an unfortunately...
Blue Heron is the new film from the Canadian filmmaker Sophy Romvari, a story about her own family. In the 90s, her parents, Hungarian immigrants, moved to Vancouver Island. There,.
Robert Kuttner on how Trump's idiotic tariffs on Canada is sticking a knife straight into the heart of the American auto industry. The U.S. auto industry was in big trouble.
I absolutely wish Ed Markey had not run for another term in the Senate. He's great, but he's 80, Massachusetts has a deep bench, and others can do this job. More to the point, Ayanna Pressley was ready to go. But Markey's ego got in...
This is the grave of Isaac Newton. Hmmm....what even to say here to give Newton justice? Well, I'll throw a few things out there and you all can do what.
Here’s my reading list for August. This is last month’s list and you can follow it back from there. A very good month of reading for me. PROFESSIONAL READING: David-James Gonzales, Breaking.