Category Archives: Popular Culture

Portrait of the Week: Adam Levy

Posted on 03/28/2013, 11:12 am, by Kevin Featherly

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The Featherly-Nelson Herald Tribune

Posted on 12/20/2012, 8:48 pm, by Kevin Featherly

Access the full PDF here. Page one. The full PDF. Unfortunately, I can’t figure out how to make it display here correctly. Sorry. The center spread should run as an unbroken two-pager. The link above carries you to another page … Continue reading →

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‘A Calculated Bluff of Historic Dimensions’

Posted on 09/05/2012, 10:04 am, by Kevin Featherly

I generally avoid Matt Taibbi’s snark-and-snarl brand of populist journalism, preferring a bit more reason and substance. But I have to say, he may have cracked the Romney code here, in a way that the rest of the press has … Continue reading →

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On the American Taliban

Posted on 08/29/2012, 12:19 pm, by Kevin Featherly

I know the clip below from HBO’s “The Newsroom” is at least five minutes longer than any network would really permit a talking head to have to voice an opinion on the air. I know Jeff Daniels’ character–a Republican pundit … Continue reading →

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Kev’s Top 11 for ’11

Posted on 12/31/2011, 2:34 pm, by Kevin Featherly

These are my picks for top albums of the year. I’d be happy to hear yours. 1.) Ryan Adams: “Ashes & Fire” 2. ) Adele: “21″ 3.) Tony Bennett: “Duets II” 4.) Blitzen Trapper: “American Goldwing” 4.) Yo-Yo Ma: “The … Continue reading →

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Mike Tyson Schools Herman Cain

Posted on 11/10/2011, 3:41 pm, by Kevin Featherly

Gak! There is something a little bit disquieting about this video. Mike Tyson’s track record with the opposite sex is somewhat more dramatically criminal than even the worst allegations against Herman Cain. It is no accident, I take it, that … Continue reading →

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Steve Jobs Dies

Posted on 10/05/2011, 8:09 pm, by Kevin Featherly

Steve Jobs has died. The world just got a little less interesting. Certainly no one in my life time has changed the world quite in the same way, much the way Henry Ford changed the lives of my great-grandparents. It’s … Continue reading →

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I Vote No on Hank, Jr.

Posted on 10/04/2011, 3:15 pm, by Kevin Featherly

It is not yet clear how ESPN–or “the Mothership” in Dan Patrick’s parlance–will handle the Hank Williams, Jr. episode from here on out. My vote is this: I’m not ready for some football (that includes Hank Williams, Jr.). I’ve been … Continue reading →

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Because You Deserve It

Posted on 08/27/2011, 12:02 pm, by Kevin Featherly

Timeless advice, from 1950s doo-wop/blues/soul innovators The Five Royales. “Don’t go too fast The faster you go The quicker you will get to the end….”

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Sanity (Insanity?) Break

Posted on 08/20/2011, 11:28 am, by Kevin Featherly

These are some of the most remarkable images I have ever seen, but still fun and fascinating. My man Nate pointed me toward them. Tobias Stretch Reel ll from Tobias Stretch on Vimeo.

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