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Why Pop Culture Gets Under Our Skin
There are pieces of pop culture—songs, plays, movies—that touch us in ways that get inside of us and don't let go. Taxi Driver, The Graduate, or even Lost in Translation, are movies that stir something deep inside people. I liked Lost in Translation well enough but it is one of my wife's favorite mo...
Cardboard Busts
Via Oddity Central, dig these busts of famous people by Scott Fife. ...
Get Your Ya Ya's Out
From his classic book, The True Adventures of the Rolling Stones, dig Stanley Booth on the band's gig at MSG in 1969:...
Try A Little Tenderness
Not to be missed is George Saunders' commencement speech at Syracuse University (click here for the video):...
Don't Call Me Irwin
My father had a bookshelf of mystery and crime paperbacks when I was growing up. The only ones I ever read were Gregory Mcdonald's Fletch series which suited my teenage wise ass self just fine....
A Place For Our Stuff
This short documentary by Deepspeed Media is worth your time. ...
American Hero
If you're in New York anytime over the next six months do yourself a favor and head over to the Museum of Modern Art and see the Walker Evans show....
Baseball Card Vandals
Here's some cheap laffs and good fun for ya: Baseball Card Vandals. ...
The Police Are Your Mother And Father
...And I don't want you touchin' my body....
The End Of Lenny Bruce
Head on over to Bronx Banter and check out Dick Schaap's 1966 tribute to Lenny Bruce:...
Heartbreak On Wheels
Here's Ben Fong-Torres' 1975 Rolling Stone cover story on Linda Ronstadt:...
The Art of Storytelling: Joyce Carol Oates
From Open Culture, here's The Writing Life of Joyce Carol Oates:...
You Know...For Men!
Sure, this picture brings to mind the Stanley Kubrick over-the-edge look, but hey, it's just needle point fellas. Good and good fuh ya. ...
