Articles by Jeff Martin

October 5, 2012

When Costner Was King: An Actor’s Rise and Fall (and Rise?) 8

With 1989’s Field of Dreams, my Costner man crush truly began. I honestly don’t remember seeing it in the theater. It must have been VHS. Either way, I remember the feeling. That film, pie-in-the-sky as it may be, still gets me.

December 18, 2011

A Year in Reading: Jeff Martin 0

Emotional without even a touch of sentimentality, the piece perfectly captures the questions, assumptions, and mysteries that arise from combing through the material past of a loved one.

June 9, 2011

Family ‘Tree’ 4

On attending a private, family screening of Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.

June 4, 2010

A Speculative 20 Under 40, from 40 Years Ago 13

If you look back 40 years to the year 1970, there were many more established, award-winning authors under the age of 40.

December 20, 2009

A Year in Reading: Jeff Martin 1

Written, or perhaps I should say designed as an auction catalog, this slim volume from Leanne Shapton made me question the meaning of narrative and how stories are told.

November 23, 2009

Phil Spector: Guilty of Creating the Greatest Christmas Album Ever 6

Released on the day JFK was assassinated, Spector’s album ended up being a much-needed dose of joy in a dark and confusing time.

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