Speculations Gutiars Forever? What’s your inner crystal ball say — will guitars someday go the way of typewriters? In 50 years, when people can make music by squeezing their hands in different ways and having feelings, why would anyone bother to learn barre chords and picking? Bucky Sheftall: So, the Theremin laughs last?
Speculations Do Sociopaths Know Do sociopaths know they’re sociopaths? Probably not. It’s a mysterious condition to contemplate. A mysterious state of mind. I would think that some people with this condition would have the curiosity and intelligence to recognize that they fit the definition. And if so, what idoes it make them
Culture The Rare Ugly Met my third or fourth ugly person in 30 years yesterday. I met a few of them in New York — at a rate of approximately one per decade. Met this one in my fourth week back in my home state. Maybe I won’t meet another until 2026. I was
Politics Time to Stop Trusting Him If you still trust this guy, you need to stop. I’d like to give you more time to discover on your own how bad he is and voluntarily renounce him...I’d like to give you a chance to save face a little, to come up with an excuse
Religion What They Never Say Tom Beaver: One thing I've never heard in any form from a Christian: "The Bible tells me homeosexuality is wrong, so I have to oppose it, but it breaks my heart, makes me want to argue with my God, makes me study the Bible like I'
Memoir Tom-Rob 2016 Feb. 25 Dear Rob—There was a time when I would finish a five to 10-page letter to you, muscle it into an envelope, apply the necessary instructions and binding tape and a book of postage stamps, carry it to my Dad’s car to avoid a strain on
Feature Story The Outsiders A symphony of life lessons in the key of adolescence One stereotype has it that teenagers are always pigging out, that adolescents like their food in large amounts, strong flavors, reckless combinations and big bites. That’s the sort of appetite THE OUTSIDERS is designed for. This picture is a
Feature Story My Favorite Year More fun than funny but rich in character and nostaligia MY FAVORITE YEAR so far is one of this season’s favorite films. It’s appeal is partly due to its star—Peter O’Toole—the smartness of direction and the rich, infatuating nostaligia. The weakness of the competition has
Nocturnal Holiday Ranch Apocalypse Email to Linda Beaver Sorry, couldn’t call last night. For some reason I was wiped out. Got home about 8, then ate, then went to bed about 9:30, slept till 8:30. I never go to bed before midnight. Don’t know why so tired. Your dreams were
