“He is the Sun King and if you look too long at him you will be blind, your senses flooded with his gold-spined brilliance. As E.E.Cumming might of said of him, Jesus, he is a handsome man — despite his …

We all know we are supposed to love America the same way we are supposed to love our parents and our fellow man. Patriotism is so seldom questioned that it may seem self-evident. But what does it mean to love …

Disbelief Before my eyes on the tv screen A half an hour ago A state’s attorney general Most thoroughly did blow My mind with her assertion that Some sentences, devised For Mrs. Trump’s convention speech Had not been plagiarized. It …

Never thought I'd hear @borkdog quoted in the Sunday sermon, but @monan_chuck looks everywhere for a lesson. #PVCC pic.twitter.com/Qeu1OXORV9 — Justin Acri (@JustinAcri7) July 17, 2016

The sun crashed in on Daniel’s room pooled Scotch in his oubliette beat him hard about the eyes and thudded on his thin blanket. A ghost caressed my Daniel’s throat purpling his tissue skin. His cold tongue sought my Daniel’s …

July 12, 2016 by BillMoyers.com Staff This post first appeared on BillMoyers.com. As we’ve reflected on the events of the past week, one of my colleagues came across this speech made by Robert F. Kennedy at the Cleveland City Club …

Note from the monkey: Tim Page is a wonderful music critic and writer whose work I’ve admired for a long time. I’ve been meaning to get around to reviewing the recently released Library of America volume Virgil Thomson: The State …

I ruined this track by squeaking my chair. But I still like it.