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Interview with Mike Cox, Author of The Texas Rangers: Wearing the Cinco Peso, 1821-1900
"...as a newspaperman, I quickly learned to write no matter how I felt because I had to if I wanted to stay employed."
Read More »Movie Review: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Based on the French memoir of the same name, this memorable film, full of layered visuals and unique POV shots, grips you with hope and imagination.
Read More »Book Review: To Live’s to Fly: The Ballad of the Late, Great Townes Van Zandt by John Kruth
Townes Van Zandt chose to pursue a life of wine, women, and most importantly, his unwavering dedication to song.
Read More »Book Review: How Can I Keep From Singing? — The Ballad Of Pete Seeger by David King Dunaway
This is a brilliant and poignant account of one North America's truest treasures.
Read More »Book Review: Exile on Main St. – A Season in Hell with the Rolling Stones by Robert Greenfield
The true story of how one of rock's greatest records got made during an unprecedented summer long orgy of sex, drugs, and decadence.
Read More »Book Review: Joy Division – Piece By Piece Paul Morley
There's nothing really earth-shattering about the subject matter and nothing about the book justifies its 380-plus pages.
Read More »Book Review: Song Man – A Melodic Adventure, Or, My Single-Minded Approach to Songwriting by Will Hodgkinson
For frustrated musicians, armchair rock stars, or anyone who's ever played air guitar in their underwear in front of the mirror.
Read More »Book Review: Ansel Adams – 400 Photographs, Edited By Andrea G. Stillman
400 Photographs is the presentation of a body of work from someone who made photography into an art form that could stand on its own.
Read More »Graphic Novel Review: The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
"The Complete Persepolis" allows us a glimpse into a world that few of us know anything about.
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