Literature in the VA

I have been a facilitator for Literature & Medicine discussions at the Togus Veterans Administration Hospital in Augusta, Maine for the past two years and have borne witness to some remarkable discussions. In my day job, I am a philosophy professor at the...

Comrade Miley

Please enjoy some excerpts from my favorite wingnut article I’ve seen in some time, keeping country music safe from the liberal threat of… Miley Cyrus?: The left in this country has a problem. Well, they have a lot of problems, many of which involve...

Earth Day Week

These early bursts of warmth have acted as flower-bloom-speeder-uppers, and around us, New England presents a rather dizzying array of color and texture. On the days the temperature drops back seasonable for April—even chilly—I walk about even more dazed...
StageStruck: Cop Shows

StageStruck: Cop Shows

One man is running for his life, and one is running his life into the ground. One of them has the look of a classic vigilante cop from TV and movies, but he’s no knight in dirty armor. The other is the hero of a classic spy thriller who now finds himself in a...