Is it my imagination, or did the Super Bowl ads tell us something scary is afoot in America?

How about we stop studying our own entrails and join the party?

Where are all the young geniuses?  All the ones I know are in their twilight years.  Isn't it about time for a new batch?

Where I consider the non-success of Bruno and annoying speech patterns of the intellectual 20-something.

You and I both know there's nothing to talk about - but let's do it anyway.

It's no secret I didn't like the 80s.  I still don't, and here's one reason why. 

In which I vent my spleen on one of the worst albums of recent years.

Miles Davis, Animal Collective and Talk Talk all come up for consideration.

In his latest column, Alan Shulman turns the spotlight on Oprah, Beyonce and Bessie Smith.

Someone had to write about this glorious election.