In which I speculate about things much, much beyond the limits of my understanding.

A review of Brian Wilson’s Pet Sounds performance in Charlotte, NC.

In September of 1964, the Beach Boys appeared for the first time on The Ed Sullivan Show. In their matching striped shirts, they looked as innocent as their music…

The Bitter Southerner and building media across difference

I believe, however naively, in the power of stories to overcome difference. American public life is riven by division: income inequality, the rural-urban divide, and identity…