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A brief but varied list of favorites of 2021 that includes Neil Young, SZA, Jesse Malin, Julien Baker, War on Drugs, and more.
Read More »Charlie Doherty’s Top Songs and Albums of 2021
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Charlie Doherty’s Favorite Songs and Albums of 2017
Veterans such as Neil Young, Ryan Adams, blues great Joe Bonamassa, Bjork, The War On Drugs, St. Vincent, The National, Spoon, and Living Colour made stellar releases. Favorite new artist: Jay Som.
Read More »Anthem Film Festival: Police are Coming to Take Your Stuff and Kill Your Dog
Seized', winner of Anthem’s Best Short Documentary award, explores a police practice called civil asset forfeiture. 'Of Dogs and Men', winner of Best Libertarian Documentary Feature tries to explain why 10,000 pet dogs are killed by police every year.
Read More »Sentencing Reform and the Strange Case of Anthony Bascaro
Anthony "Tony" Bascaro is 80 years old and has been in prison for the past 34 years. Pretty much everyone – except for his daughter and granddaughter – has forgotten about him. If he lives long enough, he will be released in 2019.
Read More »Book Review: Speed-Speed-Speedfreak: A Fast History of Amphetamine by Mick Farren
Not only is the guy something of a musical cult-hero, he is one hell of a great writer.
Read More »Coca is Not Cocaine
Chewing coca in an indigenous ceremony with tax collectors in Bolivia.
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