In Mastai’s Brilliant Debut, Science Fiction Doubles As Today’s Reality
ALL OUR WRONG TODAYS. Elan Mastai. Dutton. Elan Mastai has made his name writing for the screen, but as his fiction debut All Our Wrong Todays shows, he’s got the … Continue reading
Famed California Attorney Joseph Cotchett Dissects the State of the American Landscape
THE PEOPLE VS GREED. Joseph W. Cotchett. Patsons Press. Guys as successful as Joseph Cotchett rarely rock the boat. Rather, they choose to sit silent, rest on their laurels, and … Continue reading
Mary Astor’s Purple Diary
MARY ASTOR’S PURPLE DIARY: THE GREAT AMERICAN SEX SCANDAL OF 1936. Edward Sorel. Norton & Company. By page eleven—which happens to be the first page of the text—the self evident … Continue reading
Remembering Kevin Starr, Catholic Historian 1940-2017
The passing of Kevin Starr, the notable historian of California, is already being observed with predictable political correctness. For his series of popular surveys, beginning with the 1973 volume Americans and … Continue reading
Why Did Bob Dylan Pay A Visit To Birmingham’s WorkPlay On Friday?
Bob Dylan likes WorkPlay. How do we know? He told owner Tom Williams so on Friday, during a video shoot at the venue’s theater. Dylan, 75, one of the most famous names … Continue reading
A Place Reserved For Angels: Dylan At the Royal Albert Hall
THE REAL ROYAL ALBERT HALL 1966 CONCERT. Bob Dylan. Columbia/Legacy. For years, some fans thought they already had the famous Royal Albert Hall concert in their possession. But they were … Continue reading
The Physiology of Mirrors
FOREVER WORDS: THE UNKNOWN POEMS. Johnny Cash. Blue Rider Press. …the dogs are in the woods And the huntin’ looks good Johnny Cash (Page 46) My father had many faces. … Continue reading
Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize: Two Sides of the Story
Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize Is Both Shocking and Deserved Because this year wasn’t weird enough, Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature this morning. It wasn’t exactly a … Continue reading
Agnes Obel’s New Citizen of Glass
CITIZEN OF GLASS. Agnes Obel. PIAS America. When the first notes of “Citizen of Glass” sounded, I thought for a moment that I had started up a Lana del Ray … Continue reading
Electric Review 