Taylor Swift is dating Conor Kennedy. And I don’t give a shit, but he’s eighteen. Wasn’t she the one complaining that John Mayer was taking advantage of her? Yes, Mayer was much older, and Conor’s a Kennedy, but would you like your barely eighteen year old college freshman daughter dating an almost twenty three year […]

I have a friend who killed himself. And not long before he did the deed, he told me he “married well.” I know, I know, that seems like a non sequitur. Kind of like turning on your computer and finding out Tony Scott jumped off a bridge. What did Joni Mitchell sing, “We all live […]

SONG READER A new album from Beck Hansen It’s a publicity stunt. Unable to sell an album, people no longer interested in what he has to say musically, Beck has made an end run around the music business and gotten his old fans and techies excited, and has them spreading the word better than any […]

“People who end up living their dreams are not those who are lucky and gifted, but those who are stubborn, resolute and willing to sacrifice.” How to Get Doping Out of Sports – The New York Times And while I’ve got your attention, I want to talk about compromise. Artists don’t. I can’t stop watching […]