Here’s a playlist I’ve always wanted to make.
Deep Cuts: Songs For Belonging
From The Stacks: The Golddiggers, ‘We Need a Little Christmas’
Now and then you gotta step back and admire how far we’ve come as a society. Oh, don’t get me wrong: I know we have serious problems and there’s a long way […]
Why Jerry Mattered (Even If He Was A Jerk)
There are many cultural touch points that make my children’s and my childhoods seem like distinct historical epochs, but maybe none so subtly important as the Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon.
Deep Cuts: Songs For Crybabies
This week’s “Deep Cuts” is a rarity: a request.
Deep Cuts: Day After Songs
“The day after” is a powerful image.
69. But You Know You’re Not Dreaming, Signore
I’m in San Francisco this week on super top-secret “Why It Matters” business. Okay, I came to see the sea lions and make one of those “hey, this is me on a […]
17. Like A World Without Sun
The cool kid at Holden’s Chapel Middle School was Chuck Morris. He had a dirt bike, never took a turn on the twirly slide, and flirted with Lisa’s mother every afternoon when […]
Why It Matters 