armchair cultural observation since 1995

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Emotional reactors

David Brooks explores morality and community in big-time college sports.

Finding Vic Chesnutt

Vic Chesnutt was a legend with God status to at least one famed songwriter he influenced in his shortened time with us.

TV commercials a blast

TV commercials are loud, but one elected official takes her opposition to the practice a bit far.

Tim Keller’s accuracy

Tim Keller is pretty darn accurate in his preaching, according to one parishioner.

When music was necessarily social

There was a time when music was anything but anti-social.

A case for compact discs

A case for still buying CDs.

A small degree of comfort

Are certain albums too good to enjoy split up into individual mp3s?

Why we need more This American Life

Conor Friedersdorf praises Ira Glass and company.