How does one memorialize John Coltrane? Posing that question to the music critic is a little like asking a devoutly religious person how s/he praises God. Endlessly, I suppose.
Duke University, in my four years here, has made leaps and bounds.
"Young whites tell themselves that they had nothing to do with the oppression of black people.
Some bands give concerts. Fishbone holds mass.
I'm sitting in the Coffeehouse with a few friends last week. We are feeling the euphoria students feel when and only when they have just had a class cancelled.
I spent much of my childhood with my face buried in the Los Angeles Times sports page, with my eyes glued to ESPN, with my well-being inextricably linked to the win-loss record of the Lakers and...
Do you remember Panama? Small country in Central America, an acne-ridden ex-dictator, a canal? The United States invaded Panama in 1989, destroying the small nation's infrastructure, killing a...
Do you remember when you first discovered Steely Dan? You were probably drunk, laid out on the floor of your best friend's house, a teenager discovering the wonders of tequila.
I've run into a lot of fascinating frat guys since I returned. Let me qualify that statement.
