Obama and the Conquest of DenverNew York Review of Books, 10/09/08Aug 19, 2024A response icon1Aug 19, 2024A response icon1
SuitedI felt strangely protected, or maybe it would be more accurate to say that I took refuge, in that suit.May 2, 2022A response icon5May 2, 2022A response icon5
Remembering Jay DantryOn Independent Bookstore Day, 4/30/2022May 1, 2022A response icon2May 1, 2022A response icon2
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The Sandmeyer ReactionA deleted sequence from MoonglowDec 30, 2021A response icon2Dec 30, 2021A response icon2
Remembering Stephen SondheimI first met Stephen Sondheim at his home in New York City, a few months before I was to hand him the 2013 Edward MacDowell Medal in a…Nov 27, 2021A response icon10Nov 27, 2021A response icon10
Lightning Struck Itself: Rock Lyrics as WritingBlashfield Address, American Academy of Arts & Letters, 2013May 24, 2021A response icon4May 24, 2021A response icon4
Apology of a Rudin ApologistReading the accounts of Scott Rudin’s present and former employees, of the abuse they suffered and were expected to endure at Scott Rudin…Apr 23, 2021A response icon23Apr 23, 2021A response icon23
NOTES ON THE MYTH OF GANMADAN (THE END OF THE WORLD)Version recorded by Prof. Ramdha of K’mu University, Romulus.Apr 1, 2021A response icon6Apr 1, 2021A response icon6