On Nijinsky's amazing diaries.

John Keats, Fanny Brawne, and "La Belle Dame Sans Merci," the most erotic poem in the English language.

A discussion of A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh books, in which Kimball calls Fleming a bounder, a cheat, a blackguard for not giving Piglet his "props," and then challenges him to a duel--"until one of us is no longer incarnate"--at the midpoint between Bangor and Boston. That part after the first clause is not true. But it's a good talk.

Examining rock and roll's first genius.

On how the Pariots are good for you.

What Jackie Robinson the player did to change how the game of baseball was played.

The ten best Beatles gigs.

How Jackie Robinson revolutionized baseball as a player.

Talking about the value of play.

Book to come out in 2020 or 2021. Will examine how one amazing, all-timer concert at a sweaty Miami club helped birth the single most important song in rock and soul history, with a little help from demos, schoolgirl slumber parties, a magical gospel unit, and a band that might as well have possessed a key for the door to a better world.

Good discussion on Downtown with Rich Kimball about the Patriots and the baseball Hall of Fame.

Better and weirder than you think.

Talking about The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society, how we no longer even like what we like, and what it is like for Fleming when he is alone at the symphony sitting next to a meathead and his hot girlfriend.

Meet Mr Gabriel Grub. And some goblins.

"Silent Night" at The Daily Beast.

On the subject of 1951's Scrooge, with Fleming quotes.

That of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson, in particular.

Examining the influence on writers of Louisa May Alcott's classic beloved novel.

The wisest of Christmas carols, "Silent Night," 200 years later, when it is needed more than ever before.

Charlie Parker and the greatest Christmas performance in in jazz history.

Discussing the rich literary tradition of Christmas ghost stories, with some specific recommendations.

Talking about the Rankin/Bass holiday specials.

New Daily Beast piece on James Watson and The Double Helix.

Marquis Hill's Modern Flows, Vol. 2

Some hot tips for alternative Christmas films to lively up your cinematic holidays.