In 2006, Fiona Apple enlisted Zach Galifianakis and director Michael Blieden to make a cheap video for her single “Not…
Poetry vs. Pop Culture (or, Does Anyone Dance to John Berryman?)
I was going to post this as a comment on Michael’s wonderful post from yesterday, but then it got too…
In Memory of Gil Scott-Heron
I just found out that Gil Scott-Heron passed away last Friday, at the age of 62. That’s really too bad.…
Why Do You Need So Many Cinemas?
In my last post on this topic, I argued that cinema can be redefined as “the cinematic arts,” which would…
How Many Cinemas Are There?
[Update 30 Jan 11: I’ve since written a follow-up to this post: “Why Do You Need So Many Cinemas?”] “The…
Ghost Writers in the Sky
According to Wikipedia: Two of John F. Kennedy’s books were almost entirely ghostwritten. Former President Ronald Reagan also released a…