Tag Archives: Sean Murphy

Every Dog Owner Has His Day

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Sean Murphy

Every dog has its day. Every dog owner has one, as well, including the days and months and years that follow the loss of a best friend. Finding a replacement is a matter of timing, luck, postponement, and sometimes it’s simply not possible. Then again, isn’t being irreplaceable the whole point? 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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Victory and Sorrow: Bright Moments from Three Masters

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Sean Murphy

Sean Murphy gives you three compelling reasons to drop what you’re doing and to tune in to some new sounds that will change your views of the smoky underworld of jazz. Continue reading →

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Russell Brand, Revolution, and the Audacity of Apathy

Posted on November 17, 2013 by Sean Murphy

If you don’t share the view that giving the wealthiest one percent even larger tax cuts is not an antidote for what ails us, you SHOULD vote…and there is one party you should never vote for. Continue reading →

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Lou Reed: Rock and Roll’s Dark, Beautiful Heart

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Sean Murphy

How Lou Reed’s appetite for risk and a complete indifference to other people’s definitions of success and failure painted him as the most influential artist of our generation. Continue reading →

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