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The Genealogy of Michael Jackson's Dance

The articles I've read commemorating Michael Jackson's contributions to popular culture often refer to him as a genius, a born talent, a child prodigy who evolved into a megastar. These praises certainly speak to a trut…
Love me for all that I am, and for all that I could be.

I recently watched Revolutionary Road, a film I haven't yet decided if I like. I also recently rewatched The Way We Were, a film I now kind of like but didn't used to. It might be strange to compare these two films, gi…
Love and Snowboarding

Once again, she struggles to get back on her feet. And once again, she hits the ground hard. “The first time is always the roughest,” her friend says. So true. Except that this wasn’t her first time. She had trie…
"There is nothing in the world so much like prayer as music is." ~William P. Merrill

I remember catching an interview with internationally known conductor Riccardo Muti on Charlie Rose several years ago. At the end of the interview, Muti says that Beethoven is a great lesson for all of us. Even though …
You Are What You Let Go Of

"Nothing that has ever happened should be regarded as lost for history." -- Walter Benjamin, "Theses on the Philosophy of History" One of my favorite shows on television is History Detectives on PBS. Here's the premi…
On Not Losing Heart

My mother's parents both died before I turned seven. My father's mother died before I was born. My father's father, the only grandparent I can really remember having, passed away two years ago, but I never really got t…
How to Work into My Heart

[This post is in response to a bunch of questions fellow xangan the_price_of_a_memory posed in a recent blog comment. The blog request is pretty well timed, given how my social life's been looking lately.] I don't kno…
An Open Letter

Dear Universe, It's been a while since the last time I touched base. Much has happened in my life since that last correspondence, and I suppose I have you to thank for it. In that last letter, which I wrote in a momen…
I'm Just Not Into Glossy Gimmicks

Since my breakup, several women have either suggested that I read, or made reference to, the self-help book, He's Just Not That Into You. I had not read the book, but remember very precisely the episode of Sex and the C…
Stumping the Log

Last night, Sarah Palin gave her first television interview since accepting her party's nomination for VP. (Watch and read her interview with Charlie Gibson here.) Like a lot of people writing today, I found it exasper…