Robert Dean Lurie

In commemoration of the first anniversary of David Bowie's passing, Blurt Magazine has published an extended excerpt from my book We Can Be Heroes. This section pertains to the making of the acclaimed Berlin Trilogy.

Also, in honor (sort…

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I am thrilled to announce publication of my new eBook We Can Be Heroes: The Radical Individualism of David Bowie. 

Details below:

"Robert Dean Lurie is a rock and roll writer in a Tertium Quid groove: he is lucid…

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I've been thinking lately about "The Piña Colada Song" (AKA "Escape") and there are a number of things that just don't add up.

First of all, just how long has this couple been together? I suppose it's possible that the…

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Five years ago I did something very impulsive: I committed myself to a writing project that would eat up a large amount of my time over the next few years with very little guarantee of financial compensation. While one might…

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Back in the pre-Internet days, when the University of Georgia Library served as my Google, I stumbled across a doorstop of a book by Colin Wilson titled The Occult, its cover emblazoned with the words, "The ultimate book for those…

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I'd like to share some thoughts this week on one of my favorite songwriters: my brother Dan Lurie. He's one of those freak tunesmiths who came out of the gate seemingly in full command of his craft--possibly because he…Read more

I'm just about eleven weeks into this fatherhood gig, so I'm not exactly a seasoned dad. Nevertheless, I thought I'd share the following random observations:

1. It's true what everyone says about the disorientating aspects of this experience. Sleep has…

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The British sci-fi TV series Doctor Who turns 50 years old on Saturday. In a medium not typically noted (at least until lately) for producing work of lasting interest, this is a momentous achievement--all the more so because the show…

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