Required Reading
- What’s Your Problem with Joe Biden?
- Dirty Rubles: An Introduction to Trump/Russia (My New Book)
- Youth for the President
- A Summary of the Conspiracy Against the United States
- Trump: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Part 3)
- Postcards from the Resistance, Vol. 8: Mother of All
- From Lance Armstrong to Trump: The Rise & Fall of the Deified Narcissist
- Reading Malcolm X in Texas
- Playing the Donald Trump Game
- President Rapist: Women Under Trump
- An Open Letter to My Fellow Liberals
- The Democrats Can’t Win If They Won’t Fight
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Category Archives: The Arts
Take A Sad Song and Make It Better
Though it seems long ago and far away, high summer in the post-Watergate Deep South did, in fact, exist. The Beatles were six years gone, but still potent enough to change the lives of kids and adults alike, almost as potent as a stoned girl answering her door clad only in a sheet. memoir from our own Robert Burke Warren. Continue reading
An Incomplete List of Things on #SCANDAL that are Too Impossible to Believe (and Why I’ll Watch it Anyway)
SCANDAL returns! Greg Olear on white hats, Vermont jam, B-613, and all the rest of the nonsense. Continue reading
Posted in Popular Culture, The Arts
Tagged #TGIT, ABC, B-613, Fitz, jake Ballard, Olivia Pope, ridiculous premises, Scandal, Shonda Rimes, TV
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Lo Fi Luv
Sometimes songs shine brightest under less-than-ideal sonic conditions. i.e. LO FI. Why is that? Robert Burke Warren has a few ideas, and some lo fi fare to share. No extra charge for authentic tape hiss. Continue reading
Posted in Music, Popped Culture, The Arts, The Weeklings
Tagged atlantic city, Beck, Bruce Springsteen, daniel johnston, dum dum girls, elliot smith, Guided By Voices, karen o, lo fi, lo fidelity, mountain goats, panasonic boombox, paul westerberg, peter case, robert burke warren, Robert Pollard, sanyo boombox, sebadoh, tascam porta 5, Ween
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Exhibitionism Masquerading as Depth
Many are unaware of the restorative power of running with a pack of imaginary wolves. Continue reading
Elvis Presley’s Shining Moment: the ’68 Comeback Special
Although most folks don’t know it, Black Leather Elvis was the best Elvis, and Robert Burke Warren explains why. Black Leather Elvis, who rose briefly in 1968 before drugs and despair ruined him, will steal your rock and roll heart. Continue reading
The Flaw In the Force: The Star Wars Holiday Special
George Lucas tried his best to keep 1978’s Star Wars Holiday Special from ever being seen, but the Internet has bested him. Robert Burke Warren gives a kind overview to this perceived blight on Lucas’ legacy, and suggests you do the same. After all, it’s Christmas! (And/or Life Day.) Continue reading
Posted in Cinema, Memoir, Popular Culture, Religion, The Arts
Tagged 1977, 1978, Boba Fett, cbs, chewbacca, Christmas, george lucas, life day, skywalker, Spielberg, Star Wars, star wars episode IV: a new hope, star wars holiday special, The Force Awakens
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You Are Not a Hopeless Case: A Million Easy Steps to a Beautiful You
A pretty face opens doors but will never fully win the so-called race against time. Janet Steen writes on self-criticism, scrutiny, and letting time do its thing. Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, The Arts, Uncategorized
Tagged Charlotte Rampling, Dove soap, facelifts, Janet Steen, Liv Ullmann, Peter Lindbergh
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