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Bruce Cockburn, one of my favorite songwriters and guitarists, is writing his memoir! (more…)

I’ve never been a soccer fan.

But this preview just might make me one… (more…)

My favorite music reviewer/columnist Andy Whitman writes about other things too, with just as much passion and insight. (more…)

I’ve meant to write about the films of Jim Jarmusch for a long time. (more…)

My review of Jim Jarmusch’s film The Limits of Control is published at Good Letters, the daily blog by Image.

The review is included as part two of a series on Jarmusch’s work. You can read Part One, an introduction to the films of Jim Jarmusch, here.

Do you like chase scenes?

This is a story about a chase. It’s a pursuit that’s lasted for years. It involves a mysterious red elephant. (more…)

Moviefone’s “exclusive” is going to spread like wildfire, stoking the fires of expectation in Tolkien fans everywhere. <i>The Hobbit</i> screenplays (yes, plural) are written!

And yet, these two projects have yet to get the green light.

What moment from The Hobbit are you most eager to see on the big screen? (more…)

Normally, I hate spam. (more…)

What are your fantasy novel pet peeves?

The fantasy writer at Badgerish.net begins a post with this: (more…)

“It’s this little tiny story of a kid growing up in the 50s with a mother who’s grace incarnate and a father who’s oppressive in nature. So he is negotiating his way through it, defining who he’s gonna be when he grows up. And that is juxtaposed with a little, tiny micro-story of the cosmos, from the beginning of the cosmos to the death of the cosmos.”
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