Donald Justice was the finest poet of his generation. It was an immensely talented generation, born in the 1920s, with names like Anthony Hecht, Howard Nemerov, Richard Wilbur, and John Hollander.

I'm a musical bigot. Always have been. So Sue Me. I reckon it's perfectly fine to have 'a certain musical taste', to like AND/OR dislike -any- kind of music. Choral, Heavy Metal, Synthvox, Rap, Opera, ...

There are other ways to think of virality besides the biological. The other day I asked myself what makes entertainment media go viral, in particular music videos such as PSY’s “Gangnam Style,” Taylor ...

I had the chance to see 50 Cent when he played Vancouver, so I know from personal experience that rap is actually quite good...with the right set of earplugs. I agree, and that's my point. Better a ...