Ken Goldstein explains how doing the job no one else wants to touch can be turned into your golden opportunity.
The Circle of Life
January 21, 2013 By 2 Comments
The Beatles, The Bible, and the Sanskrit word for bliss: Jeff Swain explains how by following our bliss, we find our purpose.
The Key to Exercise: Shamelessness
January 1, 2013 By 4 Comments
Free yourself from shame over your body or your taste in music. Noah Brand shares his exercise playlist.
Pastor Terry Jones Is No Match for The Beatles’ LOVE
December 25, 2012 By 1 Comment
Anti-Muslim Pastor Terry Jones is surprised by a group of non-violent protesters who drown him out with song.
16 Things I’m Thankful For Right Now
November 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Ken Goldstein finds reasons to be thankful, in both the big and the small.
The Day Mrs. Ryan Broke Up Our Rock and Roll Band
November 19, 2012 By 3 Comments
In August, 1976, five kids from Northeast Philly were going to be the heroes who saved Rock and Roll.
33 Albums You Should Listen to Before You Die
November 16, 2012 By 14 Comments
Music you don’t have on your iPod … yet. Steve Jaeger’s got bold taste in movies, and albums, too.
Does America Owe Its Military to a Gay Man?
November 12, 2012 By 1 Comment
In considering the history of the United States, Nicholas Ferroni feels it is crucial to remember that one of our founding military fathers—a man who has statues, stadiums and parades in his honor—was most likely gay.
Paul McCartney: Don’t Blame Yoko!
October 29, 2012 By 3 Comments
Paul McCartney refutes the classic story of Yoko Ono being the reason for The Beatles’ break-up.
What Was The Most Profound Change In 75 Years? A Son Asks His Father.
September 30, 2012 By 8 Comments
Ken Goldstein and his father discuss all the changes of the past 75 years to get at the one that mattered most.
Open Thread: Is There Such a Thing as a Good Cover Song?
August 16, 2012 By 33 Comments
Nothing worse than some crappy pop and trying to sing Beatles songs, or Bob Dylan (with affect and harmonica… terrible) or Nirvana. But does it ever happen that a cover song just works?
Happiness is a Warm Gun
July 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Shawn Maxam says we have to refocus our priorities. Instead of living to work we should rather work to live.
Top Ten ‘Male Anthem’ Nominees
July 24, 2012 By 4 Comments
Mark Ellis ponders what it takes to make a song a true Male Anthem, and lists the 10 he thinks fit the bill.
A Gay Man Married a Woman, and That’s Fine
July 5, 2012 By 16 Comments
HeatherN salutes Mormon husband and father Josh Weed for his honesty about being gay but choosing to marry and have children with a woman, without condemning others who choose differently.
To the Father I Never Knew on Father’s Day
June 15, 2012 By 46 Comments
Erik Proulx never hated his father, “a wonderful person with a terrible sickness”: heroin addiction.
“When I went to forgive those who had bullied me in school, they had no idea what they had done to me.”
This is a comment by Anonymous on the post “Should We Forgive Apologetic Bullies?”