
The Part-Time Buddhist Pop Culture Guru
Humorous essays about my favorite ’60s albums, my favorite ’60s movies, and my favorite half-baked philosophy: part-time Buddhism

The Part-Time Buddhist Pop Culture Guru
Humorous essays about my favorite '60s albums, my favorite '60s movies, and my favorite half-baked philosophy: part-time Buddhism
3. The Music Man (DaCosta, 1962)
“I always think there’s a band, kid.” ***** Heard anyone say recently that America isn’t all she’s cracked up to...
4. Let It Bleed (The Rolling Stones, 1969)
I used to think that, if you were a Beatles man, you had to be a Beatles man all the...
4. Bonnie and Clyde (Penn, 1967)
Sometimes with a movie, it’s all about the tagline: “They’re young … they’re in love … and they kill people.”...
5. Led Zeppelin II (Led Zeppelin, 1969)
The English poetic tradition is a long one, but in the vast annals of British verse – a lineage stemming...
5. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Kubrick, 1968)
Uh … didn’t that year happen already? Are they going to update the movie so that it’s accurate? Seriously? You...
6. The Beatles (The Beatles, 1968)
What the white whale was to Ahab, has been hinted; what, at times, he was to me, as yet remains unsaid....
3. The Music Man (DaCosta, 1962)
“I always think there’s a band, kid.” ***** Heard anyone say recently that America isn’t all she’s cracked up to...
4. Let It Bleed (The Rolling Stones, 1969)
I used to think that, if you were a Beatles man, you had to be a Beatles man all the...
4. Bonnie and Clyde (Penn, 1967)
Sometimes with a movie, it’s all about the tagline: “They’re young … they’re in love … and they kill people.”...
5. Led Zeppelin II (Led Zeppelin, 1969)
The English poetic tradition is a long one, but in the vast annals of British verse – a lineage stemming...
5. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Kubrick, 1968)
Uh … didn’t that year happen already? Are they going to update the movie so that it’s accurate? Seriously? You...
6. The Beatles (The Beatles, 1968)
What the white whale was to Ahab, has been hinted; what, at times, he was to me, as yet remains unsaid....
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Matthew is an aspiring novelist, playwright, actor, essayist, philosopher, and Bond supervillain. He has a Master’s in English, which he frequently loves to denigrate. He lives in the Bay Area with his ego, his id, and his superego.
About Me

Matthew is an aspiring novelist, playwright, essayist, philosopher, and Bond supervillain. He has a Master’s in English, which he frequently loves to denigrate. He lives in the Bay Area with his ego, his id, and his superego.