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It Came Out of Liverpool, Laughing: The Wit of the Beatles

Q: Are you scared when crowds scream at you? John Lennon: More so in Dallas than other places.

artist feature, musicBodie PlecasApril 4, 2022beatles, humor, liverpool

What Mark Twain Taught America About Race

In Huckleberry Finn, Twain is attempting to educate his reader. But Twain was also educating himself.

artist feature, booksBodie PlecasMarch 28, 2022mark twain, race, huckleberry finnComment

Tom Petty is Never Coming Back

There are songwriters who write songs that are complicated, or exotic, or "new for the sake of new", intent on getting the most accolades. And then there are other songwriters who write straight, pure and true. Tom Petty was the king of the latter.