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“War of the Worlds,” revisited

September 6, 2013

According to this news report on CNET.com, some people in Tuscumbia, Alabama were actually frightened by a local radio stations semi-humorous ad campaign for a…
A brawl at a high school football game? In Alabama, really?

September 3, 2013

The Bleacher Report‘s coverage of a little Friday night soiree in north Alabama: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1759324-alabama-high-school-football-coaches-brawl-after-game Check out the one coach’s face, and consider that, in Alabama,…
A few thoughts on recent Civil Rights commemorations

September 1, 2013

On August 28, the nation celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, an event whose name has been conveniently…
The Death of Albert Murray

August 20, 2013

Yesterday, novelist and critic Albert Murray died at the age of 97. I had written about his novel Train Whistle Guitar not long ago. A…