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Deliver Me From Nowhere: Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Nebraska’

(Damn right I came up with the title of the movie first. Actually, Bruce did — and it’s one of his best lines, from one of his best songs…

Oct 24

Deliver Me From Nowhere: Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Nebraska’

Oct 24

The Big Saudi Sellout

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Oct 14

The Big Saudi Sellout

Oct 14

Pink Floyd’s Most Human Album: Wish You Were Here at 50

Half a century later, its themes of loss, alienation, and the cost of fame feel more relevant than ever.

Sep 12

Pink Floyd’s Most Human Album: Wish You Were Here at 50

Sep 12

Wayne Shorter on Thelonious Monk & More…

Insights into music, mental illness, iconoclasm, and a particular American Genius

Aug 28

Wayne Shorter on Thelonious Monk & More…

Aug 28

Big Shot: Making a Case for Billy Joel

Five hours is a lot of time to spend with Billy Joel.

Aug 14

Big Shot: Making a Case for Billy Joel

Aug 14

One Year Later: Brian Broome, Authenticity, and the Stories We Tell About Men

Reflections on the first episode of Some Things Considered

Jul 31

One Year Later: Brian Broome, Authenticity, and the Stories We Tell About Men

Jul 31

Why We Keep Returning to Stories: A Conversation with The Atlantic’s Emma Sarappo

If you’re a writer, editor, teacher, critic — or just a serious reader — you know the conversation around what counts as “great…

Jul 29

Why We Keep Returning to Stories: A Conversation with The Atlantic’s Emma Sarappo

Jul 29

Hulk Hogan Was, Unfortunately, America Itself

Hulk Hogan was culturally relevant in the way that a large tanker piloted by a drunken skipper crashing into an ice cap spilling thousands…

Jul 25

Hulk Hogan Was, Unfortunately, America Itself

Jul 25

Why I Rewatch Serpico (and Dozens of Other Films, Every Year)

On ritual, resistance, and the movies that save us.

Jul 24

Why I Rewatch Serpico (and Dozens of Other Films, Every Year)

Jul 24

A Blizzard of Oz: Farewell to an Icon

He accomplished everything he was put here to do. And more.

Jul 23

A Blizzard of Oz: Farewell to an Icon

Jul 23

Sean Murphy

Sean Murphy

Executive Director, 1455, @1455LitArts. Avoiding quiet desperation by any means necessary http://seanmurphy.net

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