Arts & Culture
The Man Who Invented Rock ’n’ Roll
Mar 18, 2016 This book is the story of Sam Phillips, who created the conditions for rock ’n’ roll, though he never wrote or played on any records, and his quest to rattle the foundations of American music and a country's ideas about itself.2016 Southern California Journalism Award: First Place, Online Book/Cultural Critic
‘Left, Right & Center’: Baltimore, Same-Sex Marriage and Bernie Sanders
May 2, 2015 It's been a busy news week, to say the least. Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer happened to be in Baltimore and relays what he saw, on the latest episode of "Left, Right & Center." Also: Bernie Sanders' 2016 bid and same-sex marriage's upcoming day in court.Is John Kerry Fist-Bumping Snoop Weirder Than Elvis Meeting Nixon?
Dec 28, 2013 Sometimes popular culture and politics collide in delightful and titillating ways. Perhaps the best example is "The President Meets the King." Until now?
Overdose
Jan 6, 2012
Anyone Else
May 11, 2011
Elvis Evolution
Mar 25, 2009Madonna’s Cone Bra Makes McCain Exciting
Jun 27, 2008 This one's going to be hard to top. A competitor in Stephen Colbert's patriotic "Make McCain Exciting Challenge" has thrown down the gauntlet big-time with a creative adaptation of Madonna's "Vogue" video from her infamous cone-bra era. Only one thing could top it, and that can be summarized in one word: Whitesnake.