Call of Duty: WWII: The Score
I’m spinning Call of Duty: WWII on iTunes, composed by Wilbert Roget II. This is giving me chills! Damn, so poignant and cutting. At first listen, it reminds me of […]
John Williams – Star Wars: The Last Jedi
I really can’t let go of summer, but this music will sweeten the onset of winter. If I can write words half as beautiful as John Williams’ music when I’m […]
My Tribute to Heather Heyer
I deeply mourn Heather Heyer. To me, she represents my generation’s finest aspirations. It isn’t our tech that makes us special. So many of my friends, my cohorts, my college […]
New Writing on Climate Change
The Tampa Bay Times, the top newspaper in Florida and one of the best in the nation, has published my guest column promoting the vital work of the Southeast Florida […]
Breaking: John Dos Passos Society Conference 2018
Third Biennial John Dos Passos Society Conference (June 20-22, 2018, Lisbon, Portugal) Abstract Submission Deadline: January 31, 2018 Graduate students wishing to be considered for supplemental travel funding must submit […]
Time Burnishes the Chiles Legacy
Sick of U.S. politics today? Tired of the daily deceptions, the smallness? Read about real statesmanship. Explore the story of Walkin’ Lawton Chiles, governor and U.S. senator from Florida. He […]
A Big Sea Adventure
“Sailing takes me away to where I’ve always heard it could be.” The sun in your face. The wind at your back. I think if I can commit that feeling […]
Michael Caine: A Film Journey
One of the joys of the past year has been my journey through Michael Caine’s large filmography. It’s tough to say when I really became a big fan of his […]
New Writing, Soon
My climate change op-ed is nearly ready. It’s gone through 15 drafts. Just a few more edits left hopefully. As a novice in climate reporting, I knew this would be […]
The Audacity of American Letters: 1916
Reading a bit of Virginia Spencer Carr’s bio of John Dos Passos for a writing gig. She writes that in 1916, Harvard did not yet have a single course in […]