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Archive for June 2012
Stephen Prothero | The American Bible
“To be an American is not to subscribe to a common creed. It is to engage in a common conversation”. I would not consider myself much involved in politics or patriotism to any degree of intensity beyond casual, but this conversation cannot be ignored. Traditionally, America’s greatest strength was it’s free range of ideas, ideologies … Continue reading
College Students at Work: Economy or Culture?
This graph, adapted from statistics from the U.S. Department of Education shows an unpromising trend: college students aren’t working jobs in school like they used to. In a thoughtful article by The Atlantic, they have reached an interesting conclusion, Here’s the problem: We might have reached a natural limit for how many students can realistically find … Continue reading
Robert Johnson: The King of the Delta Blues
Robert Johnson was born in 1911, died in 1936 and in between left America with one of its greatest legends and greatest voices. Johnson was the not the father of the Delta Blues or even the best songwriter of his contemporaries (Son House gets my vote), but his mixtures of mystery, image, virtuoso and … Continue reading
Out Today | Alejandro Escovedo ‘Big Station’
Alejandro Escovdeo, at 61 is possibly at the peak of his career. This Austin catalyst has been putting consistently amazing solo albums for the last two decades, I seriously cannot think of a bad AE album. Not to mention, he puts on one of the best live shows you could ever hope to see. With … Continue reading
Out Today | Rhett Miller ‘The Dreamer’
Today Rhett Miller, best known as the frontman to the exceptional alt-country band The Old 97′s released his 5th solo album since 1989. I love Miller’s solo work, they have a more sensitive side than his thumping cow-punk ballads with the Old 97′s. His 2007 album ‘The Believer’ is still one of my favorite … Continue reading
5 Upcoming Movies that Look Better than ‘The Avengers’
These days, going to a movie is a real finanical venture. Eight dollar tickets and if you are engaged/married/dating go ahead and tack another eight bucks on to that… make it ten bucks if you’re seeing it on the big, fancy screen. And then there is popcorn… I usually like to rough it, but my … Continue reading
