Case Study #19: The Case of a Nation Deaf to What It’s Singing About
Case Study #18: The Case of the American Banner Flapping Inside Us All
Jim Burlingame’s Top 10 Favorite Depeche Mode Songs
Case Study #17: The Case of the Valued Disparity
Case Study #16: The Case in Which the Answer Doesn’t Arrive in the End
Jim Burlingame's Top 10 Favorite Nick Cave Songs
Case Study #15: The Case in Which Curves Ahead Means Look at What’s Going On in Our Heads
Case Study #14: The Case of the Two-Faced Cinematic City We Live in Wherever We Are
Case Study #13: The Case of the Essay Begun on Friday the 13th that Happens to Be the 13th in This Series, Because What’s Unlucky Is Equally Lucky When We See Things Right
Case Study #12: The Case of the Twist at the End That's Right Outside Your Window
Case Study #10: The Case of the Half-Known Icon
Case Study #11: The Case of the Centuries-Old Heart Beating in the Zeitgeist of my Youth
Inspiration Case Study #9: The Case of Dad Music Going Back Centuries
Inspiration Case Study #8: The Case in which "Give Up the Thing You Love" Leads to Transcendent Release
EssayJim BurlingameElliot Smith, Francois Truffaut, Day for Night, Noah Baumbach, The Squid and the Whale, The 400 Blows, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, La La Land, Jules and Jim, When the Cat's Away, Frances Ha, Rachel Getting Married, JoJo Rabbit, Taika Waititi, Jonathan Demme
Inspiration Case Study #7: The Case of the Director Who Likes It When People are Stuck
EssayJim BurlingameQuentin Tarantino, Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Kill Bill: Vol. 1, Kill Bill: Vol. 2, Inglorious Basterds, Django Unchained, The Hateful Eight, Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Inspiration Case Study #6: The Case for Dwelling on What Might Have Been
Inspirational Case Study #1: The 100 Year Perspective
Inspiration Case Study #2: The Case of How We Unwittingly Contribute So Much to the World
Inspiration Case Study #3: The Case of the Blues Cowboy Calling out to Me
EssayJim BurlingameModern Rock, Grunge, Alternative Rock, Chris Whitley, Living with the Law, Big Sky Country, LIVE 105, Depeche Mode, New Order, Talking Heads, U2, Achtung Baby, Bono, Oakland, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Woody Guthrie, Daniel Lanois
Inspiration Case Study #4: The Case of How We Are Housed in Class Conscious TV and Cinema