Kevin C. McCafferty

Kevin C. McCafferty

Kevin McCafferty lives with his wife and kids. He enjoys writing and teaching.
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M.A. in English from the University of Utah

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  • "Who is My Mother?"
    A speculation that it wasn't so easy being God's mother.
  • Polly
    Martin was searching for a missing occult scholar. What he found was more than he ever could have imagined.
  • Negotiations with Globalism in the Big Lebowski
    Is the Dude a passive bystander or a discerning agent amidst his circumstances in the Coen Brothers' postmodern masterpiece? Complexity and ambivalence abound in the Dude's absorption of and resistance to a dominant cultural ideology.
  • Mediated: How the Media Shapes Your World and the Way You Live in It; Review
    Thomas De Zengotita's book diagnoses a disease of pandemic proportions: the media saturated world has turned all of us into self-conscious performers of our own lives.
  • The Soul of America Under Socialized Health Care
    Will a government health care option lead to the end of the U.S.A. as we know it? I doubt it.
  • Woman Selling Carpet Cleaners
    More than a decade after graduating, Bryce still thought about his high school crush. Then a woman selling carpet cleaners knocked on his door. Could it be?
  • Attention Viewers: Family Guy is Offensive - Because It's NOT FUNNY!
    The puerile attempts at humor in the hit series Family Guy are worth dismissing. Not for the assault on your sense of decency, but for insulting your intelligence.
  • Ten Great Songs by Porcupine Tree
    A gushing tribute to one of my favorite bands and some of their best tunes.
  • King Crimson
    A critique of the influential avant-garde band, this work studies the seeming incongruousness of the band's high-brow proclivities as they contrast, mingle, and finally merge with their impulses to shred with the best of heavy metalists.
  • The Spirit of Giving
    A work of fiction. Most of us will admit that sometimes our seemingly altruistic intentions are motivated by other reasons. But how often do we really think about those other reasons? What really drives us to give?
  • Alternative Punishments in Melville's Billy Budd
    This article contains spoilers, so read the story before reading this piece. Is Melville's tale simply an argument against capital punishment, or is it much more?
  • 10 Great Cover Songs
    While many, if not most, cover songs can and should be skipped, some are indeed worth careful listening attention.
  • An Ideological Survey of the Film Gladiator
    Not an in depth analysis but a glance at possible critical approaches to the film.

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