Twenty Years Later – Yo La Tengo’s I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One
by: Michael Shields In April of 1997 Yo La Tengo dropped an absolute classic, an album that twenty years…
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The High Cost of Appearing Presidential
by: Frederick Foote In the wake of the Syrian tomahawk missile strikes, an argument is made for looking at…
The Top 50 Albums of 2016 (In Its Entirety!)
Across the Margin presents its choices for The Top 50 Albums of 2016… Let’s face it, 2016 was a son…
The Top Fifty Albums of 2016, Albums 40-31
Across the Margin continues its rollout of the Best Albums of 2016 with albums 40-31… 40. Nick Cave and…
Podcast: Beyond the Margin – ATM & The State of the Union
by: Michael Shields and Chris Thompson Beyond the Margin returns with a poignant discussion about writing, politics, and a…
Three Poems by Rodney Koeneke
by: Rodney Koeneke These three poems by Rodney Koeneke are densely buoyant travelogues where what moves is thoughtful consideration, a…
Podcast: Beyond the Margin – To Bern or Not To Bern
Across the Margin, with the help of Dr. Frank Battaglia, examines the compelling Presidential campaign of the junior Senator…
The Incontinent 2015-2016 NBA Season
by: Michael Shields The NBA might not unleash its 2015-2016 season until late October, but now is as good…
The Cheater’s Hive Gets Hacked
This week, the personal data of 37 million Ashley Madison users was published to the Internet, and the fallout…
The End of the Tour
A new film opens a window into the innermost workings of David Foster Wallace… by: Michael Shields Once again,…
Henry
A voyage into the heart of misery and psychological torture in an attempt to find hope there. Twenty-four hours in the…
NBA Mid-Season Report, 2015
by: Michael Shields Across the Margin checks in on the State of the NBA at the 2014-2015 season’s midway…