Bill Croke
In May’s Idaho Democratic gubernatorial primary, 38-year-old Paulette Jordan prevailed over A.J. Balukoff, a perennial Democratic candidate and two-time loser….
“In our time the destiny of man presents its meaning in political terms.” — Thomas Mann I haven’t been to…
If you are a graying Baby Boomer like me, you might remember a comedy troupe from the 1970s called “Firesign…
When most people hear the word “Catskills,” they think of Borscht Belt comedians and Woodstock (both the town and 1969 music festival). Others think about fly fishing and the Catskill Park, maybe the wildest piece of public real estate located near a major American city. That’s because there are two Catskills: the popular culture one, and the other, the big woods just two hours northwest of New York City.
I’m intrigued by the notion that despite their futuristic ideals, liberals are obsessed with the past in nostalgic ways. On…
Wonderlandscape: Yellowstone National Park and the Evolution of an American Cultural Icon By John Clayton (Pegasus Books, 285 pages, $27.95)…
Songwriting is the backstage, disreputable cousin of poetry. Audio poetry for the masses, if you will. Its highbrow priesthood (Cole…
A Sportsman’s Library: 100 Essential, Engaging, Offbeat, and Occasionally Odd Fishing and Hunting Books for the Adventurous Reader By Stephen…
My friend Happy Jack Feder lived in Missoula, Montana, in the early 1980s in the same neighborhood as the writer…
