KWAIDAN (Year of the Month)
Japan was the best thing that ever happened to Lafcadio Hearn. The half-Irish, Greek-born, London-educated…
Year of the Month: Joseph Finn on Viva Las Vegas
I would never claim to be an expert on Elvis Presley. I’ve liked a lot…
YEAR OF THE MONTH: BAND OF OUTSIDERS (1964)
“Isn’t it strange how people never form a whole?” – Franz “In America we have…
Year of the Month in Comics: December 1964
Year of the Month: MARY POPPINS
Between freshman and sophomore year of college I went on a bus tour of the…
Year of the Month in Comics: November 1964
Year of the Month in Comics: October 1964
Chartbusting! The Least Greatest Hits of 1964
Dishonorable Mentions: I keep expecting these Billboard charts to undermine the Boomer narrative of the…
Chartbusting! The Greatest Hits of 1964
Honorable Mentions: Billboard’s Year-End Hot 100 for 1964 is such an embarrassment of riches that…