Please take a moment today and pray for the families and loved ones of our fallen veterans. Without their sacrifices, our country would not be what it is today.

Yes, I frequently bitch about it, but this is still the …

You know what I'm talking about: those stupid tattoos women get on the lower back just above the buttocks. They're usually some elaborate "Celtic" circle or a design that looks like flame decals on a '78 Firebird. The …

In the last half of the 20th century, it took alot of nerve for composers in academic circles to write tonal, listenable music.

In the "serious" music world, if you wanted to be taken seriously, your work had to be an …

Bill from Ohio writes, "I am willing to give up many privacy issues to the president to stop terrorism. Let him do what he thinks he needs to do to keep me safe."

Other responses to a …

One thing I've always found disconcerting is the logic behind those "you might also like…" lists. You know what I mean; on Amazon and alot of online record stores, a computerized algorythm guesses your tastes based on other items …

Dear President Bush,

I voted for you in the 2004 election. It wasn't because I thought you were smart, competent, well-spoken or charismatic; you are none of those things. I simply did so because the alternative was too frightening.

But …