Tag Archives: America

The Worst People in America: Jonathan Franzen

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Billy The Poet

A poem about the alleged Great American Novelist. Continue reading →

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Sorry, Charlie

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Sean Murphy

Everyone, it seems, opposes censorship until it’s their sacred cow being smacked around; anyone can endorse artists’ rights until it’s their ass in the crosshairs. Free speech is—and must be—an all-or-nothing proposition. Continue reading →

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Borne Back Ceaselessly Into the Past: Steinbeck, Nostalgia, Empathy and Amtrak

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Sean Murphy

What does Amtrak’s writer residency program signify about where we are artistically, culturally, and politically today? In 2014 we’re all about nostalgia, yet America’s infrastructure is slowly falling apart. Sean Murphy investigates. Continue reading →

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The Trump Stone

Posted on November 10, 2012 by James Greer

What would future interplanetary paleographers make of America, if the only remaining trace of our culture were this week’s tweets from Donald Trump and Victoria Jackson? James Greer investigates. Continue reading →

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