Even in a New Year, I Still Really Hate MondaysThough these songs help make it better21h ago721h ago7
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An Inauguration Day Question: Who Was the Hottest American President?A query from my daughter altered my plans for the dayJan 2031Jan 2031
Published inArtisanal Article MachineMy Mom’s Been Gone a Year Today, But the Music She Left Me Lives OnAnd will foreverJan 1923Jan 1923
Published inRock OnThese Songs Are the Only Thing I Like About the ColdA Texan’s lament Rate-A-RecordJan 1819Jan 1819
Published inBlow Your StackThe Sky Is Not Falling: Enough with the Doom Porn Bashing MediumI can’t believe I’m writing this againJan 1619Jan 1619
St. Edmund Campion: From a Queen’s Favorite to a Wanted OutlawPart Two of the Forty Martyrs seriesJan 157Jan 157
Published inFanfareA Defense of ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ on Its 10th AnniversaryIt really deserves more love than it getsJan 1228Jan 1228
Published inRock OnA Truly Schizophrenic Year: The Music of 1985 Four Decades LaterA look backJan 1026Jan 1026
Throwback Thursday: Ignore Rotten Tomatoes and Get Your Film Recommendations from a SaintThe Vatican’s list of 45 films everyone should seeJan 94Jan 94
The Smiling Saint: Remembering Pope John Paul IHe’s been forgotten by many; let’s change thatJan 82Jan 82
Published inBlow Your StackI Don’t Think Donald Trump Really Understands What Happens If the United States Invades GreenlandHe didn’t think this throughJan 851Jan 851
Published inArtisanal Article MachineWhy You Need to Write that Memoir NowBefore it’s too lateJan 625Jan 625
Published inBlow Your StackThe British Do Censorship Very Differently Than AmericansWe’re divided by more than a common languageJan 435Jan 435
Published inFanfareReflecting on ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ 10 Years OnThe linchpin of the MCUDec 29, 20249Dec 29, 20249