The Animal Collective
Scientists race to sample undiscovered species before they vanish — even as many sit on museum shelves. [...]
June 11, 2018
Journalism/Communications, Nature & Wildlife, Travel & Culture
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10 Incredible Live Recordings: ‘The Weight,’ ‘Deal,’ ‘All Apologies’
I know I’ve just missed the Grammy Awards, but I’m still going to use them as an opportunity to do a personal listicle: 10 of my favorite live recordings. Included are my top group, what
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In Photos: Crazier COVID Times
While going through my older iPhone photos, I realized quite a few were of our strange surroundings and circumstances from the strictest COVID times during 2020. May they not return. Bare shelves at a Publix
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The Only One From NBA 25 on the NBA 75 Stage
For me, the most exciting part of the 2022 NBA All-Star Weekend — far more exciting than the defense-less games and the yawn-fest dunk contest — was seeing members of NBA 75 at center court.
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Others Could Sing ‘Higher’ on Ed Sullivan, Just Not Jim Morrison
Recently, while learning the guitar chords to The Mamas & the Papas’ “Creeque Alley,” I listened to the group’s 1967 performance of the song on the Ed Sullivan Show. As the four harmonized, some of
John Steinbeck Quotes: 5 Plodding Excerpts from ‘Of Mice and Men’
John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men” tells of complementary yet contentious partners George and Lennie and their quest to acquire a place of their own so they can “live off the fatta the lan’.” Here are five of my favorite [...]
June 11, 2018
History, Music & Arts, Reflections
My Favorite Reads: Vonnegut and King and Hemingway, Oh My!
The world is filled with a seemingly endless amount of good books and authors, past and present. Here are some of my favorites, with links to well-crafted, thought-provoking excerpts from the works. “Slaughterhouse Five” By Kurt Vonnegut “On Writing” By Stephen [...]
May 25, 2018
History, Music & Arts, Reflections
Phil Lesh Quotes: 10 Time-Tripping Ones from ‘Searching for the Sound’
“Searching for the Sound: My Life with the Grateful Dead” is Phil Lesh’s 2005 autobiographical exploration of himself and his decades of playing bass with what is arguably the 20th century’s hardest-working rock band. He especially digs into the Dead’s [...]
May 25, 2018
History, Music & Arts, Travel & Culture
After Hurricane Irma at Paynes Prairie
In the days after Hurricane Irma, as water continued to rise across Paynes Prairie, Donald Forgione noticed something off about Camps Canal to the southeast of the park’s center. The canal was dug in 1927 by the Camp family to [...]
April 11, 2018
Journalism/Communications, Nature & Wildlife, Photo
Ken Kesey Quotes: 10 Raucous Excerpts from ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’
Ken Kesey’s “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” tells of the probably-not-cuckoo Randle Patrick McMurphy, a jokester, card player, womanizer, fighter, criminal, and Korea vet. He ends up in a mental ward after faking a fight to get off a [...]
December 19, 2017
Music & Arts, Reflections
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