Mark Edmundson is University Professor at the University of Virginia and author of The Fine Wisdom and Perfect Teachings of the Kings of Rock and Roll: A Memoir.
CONTRIBUTOR ARTICLES
On Shit: Profanity as Weltanschauung
The first time you hear your beloved 10-year-old say motherfucker: well, on that day something changes. Why does it disturb us so?...
Football: The Lure of the Game
Violence and grace; freedom and exploitation; glory and ignominy: terrible beauty — football is America now....
Hate the Beatles!
Their first single was released 50 years ago this month. Mark Edmundson was not a fan....
