Deconstructing Roy Lichtenstein
David Barsalou has scoured the comic word to locate the source images for many of Roy Lichtenstein’s paintings, and compares the original […]
Tribe Pride. Get It?
The NCAA apparently does not. One of my alma maters, The College of William & Mary, has lost its appeal to the […]
Disney Recognizes Piracy as a Business Model
Disney’s co-chair recognizes piracy as a business model during her keynote address at Mipcom. Here’s a key quote: “[Piracy] exists to serve […]
Salman Rushdie in Atlanta
Salman Rushdie will join Emory as writer in residence. Hopefully, in addition to his brief periods of teaching over the next five […]
Friday Music Report
According to my profile at Last.fm, I listened to the following artists the most last week: Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros Broken […]
The Hold Steady + Sean Na Na + The Secret Service
OK. Now’s the time for a superlative. The Hold Steady are the best rock and roll band in America. Take away all […]
Limbo in Limbo
Pope Benedict XVI will end the Catholic doctrine of Limbo. As strange as the concept of Limbo sounds to those of us […]
Sunset Rubdown + Beaver + One Hand Loves the Other
Saturday night, I went to the new Lenny’s to see Sunset Rubdown. It was my first time in the new Lenny’s and […]
On the Road Meets Google Maps
Littourati is mapping Kerouac’s On the Road with Google Maps. Each post covers a section of the journey with a map, a […]
New Robert Frost Poem Discovered
A new Robert Frost poem has been discovered at UVA. The poem, entitled, “War Thoughts at Home,” seems particularly topical right now. […]