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Jim Angehr

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Blog Posts

Books

'Tree of Smoke'

A fairly new novel about some pretty old things.

Books

"The Imperfectionists"

Elvis shot his TV once.

Personal

Go to the Mardi Gras

New Orleans transplant Jim Angehr talks about what Mardi Gras is really about, and how he had to leave the city—and his childhood—behind to learn what it meant

Religion

Thoughts on the Sandy Hook Shooting

Profiling a school shooter, analyzing security protocols, or fingering gun laws, may give us information but not understanding. There's still too much pain.

Music

The Wild, the Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle

Life, death, drapery, and Bruce.

Music

"Can't Buy Me Love"

Why one listener staved off The Beatles for so long, and how a good read turned him around on the group.