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…
Read moreMay 6 2016
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…
Read moreJan 14 2015
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…
Read moreJan 26 2014
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…
Read moreDec 16 2013
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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Nov 28 2013
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…
Read moreNov 20 2013
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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