Ruthless Warriors and Professional Athletes—No Anachronisms Here
Let me make you a little list and see how it strikes you: the NBA, warrior rites, the NFL, Roman…
Gigantic: It’s the Little Things
We all know the story. A quirky young man feels disjointed from the life he lives in, and meets a…
ARCHIVED FEATURE: “Finding the Ethos of Route 66 Abroad”
Yesterday was Memorial Day, the unofficial start to the summer vacation season. As such, we thought it would be…
Motionpoems: Catchy Enough to Catch on in Our Poetry Wary Culture?
RENDER, RENDER a poem by Thomas Lux from Motionpoems on Vimeo. Angella and Todd are poetry lovers in an…
Art by Laura Bell
“Imagination plays a large role in our acceptance of something as true or false, legitimate or not. In short, I…
Embracing the “Warmth” in the Digital Cold
Most are loath to admit that they don’t pay for the music that they listen to. But music industry sales…
The “War on Drugs” We Should Be Fighting
How long can we stand by while our children are put in danger -- on our payroll?
Gigantic: A Whole Lot of Quirk, a Whole Little Purpose
Whenever my husband and I are in the video store, I manage to find a seemingly unknown indie gem…
Bob Dylan’s Asia Tour: Has Freedom Lost Its Voice?
“Money doesn’t talk, it swears.”—Bob Dylan Bob Dylan’s not an easy man to pin down. He confounds the public, at…
From the Beatles to Bieber
Gadfly explores what the Beatles and Justin Bieber have in common -- besides the characteristic mop-top.