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Some here may already be familiar with the story of Ross Lockridge Jr., the Bloomington novelist and IU grad (supposedly still holds the record for highest-ever GPA) whose first novel, Raintree County, climbed to the top of the best-seller lists in early 1948. It was a gigantic novel, nearly 1100 pages, set in Indiana on July 4, 1892 (though the narrative's ongoing backstory begins in the 1850s).… Continue

Hey all, thought I'd post a link to the podcast and online archive of a 7-minute feature I did for WFIU's Artworks program last Tuesday night about the reissue of John Terrill's solo album Frowny Frown:

Frowny Frown on WFIU

It's very brief, but… Continue

This is an article I wrote for the Bloomington Independent back in 2001, as part of the paper's CultureShock 15th-anniversary issue. I'd be really interested in hearing any other stories about the band's stay in Bloomington during the spring of 1986:

R.E.Memory: R.E.M.'s Bloomington Album

Fifteen years ago I came home and told a friend I'd just heard R.E.M.… Continue