“Billboard ranks ’em; AT40 counts ’em down…” I must have heard that 500 times as a child. Listening to American Top 40 with Casey Kasem was a tradition for me, my sister, and a lot of our friends in the neighborhood, too. Casey Kasem had such a great voice for radio, and a wonderful sense … Read more
#EndFathersDay is trending on Twitter as I type, because men are violent, evil, and oppressive, and a holiday celebrating them in any capacity has no place in civil society. Or something. Now there are reports that it’s a “hoax.” Consider that with me. What does it even mean? Does it change that many people ran … Read more
Beth has selected The Sparrow for our next Alabamians Can Read title. I’m looking forward to it. Forrest Gump is coming back to theaters next month for its 20th anniversary. It remains a skillful film, and it was the first thing Lea and I saw together. I don’t think it’s aged particularly well, though. Outsiders, … Read more