Douglas McLennan: July 2005 Archives

In the good old days of silent film, ...

Continue reading Bring In Da Sound.

July 6, 2005 8:00 PM | Permalink

A youngish married couple sit on the roof of a luxury hotel, ...

Continue reading Hotel Rwanda.

July 5, 2005 8:00 PM | Permalink

Behold the bonobo, Dr. Kinsey tells his enraptured students ...

Continue reading Kinsey: All Bonobos and No Chimps.

July 5, 2005 8:00 PM | Permalink

Some rap has gotten so bad, people who grew up with it are starting to protest. See my piece in the Wall Street Journal

July 5, 2005 7:45 PM | Permalink

Article from Michigan Quarterly Review

Continue reading The Strange Career of Folk Music.

July 5, 2005 7:00 PM | Permalink

Where are the great films nowadays? Not in the cineplex, typically - or even the video store,

Continue reading Serious Popcorn.

July 5, 2005 5:00 PM | Permalink

For several years I have been a vernacular (meaning not academic) critic of arts, music, media, and cultural policy ...

Continue reading Martha Bayles.

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Continue reading Contact me.

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Does James Brown's musical legacy live on? Or has it been betrayed? See my essay in the Weekly Standard...

Remembering 50s Pop
Speaking of Bobby Darin, here's a piece about "crooners" ...

A Good Day in Harlem
What does rap have to do with fatherhood? See my latest in the Wall Street Journal.

Bring In Da Sound
In the good old days of silent film, ...

Rap Attacked From Within
Some rap has gotten so bad, people who grew up with it are starting to protest. See my piece in the Wall Street Journal