Oct 15th, 2008 · A blog posting titled, "Sorry, Dad, I'm Voting for Obama" cost that son his job at the family business The family business: the conservative magazine, the National Review. The author: Christopher Buckley. After posting his endorsement, the backlash made it clear he had to give up his column at the magazine his late father, William F. Buckley, Jr., founded more than 50 years ago. In Christopher Buckley's words, he's been "fatwahed" by the conservative movement.
Keywords: national · Business · movement · Jr · magazine · Conservation · Family · Christopher · Dad · Williams · Blog · column
Feb 28th, 2008 · William F. Buckley, a pioneer in the modern conservative movement, died Wednesday at the age of 82. He was a CIA operative who founded the conservative magazine the National Review.
Keywords: CIA · operative · movement · Pioneer · modern · magazine · Conservation · Williams · buckley · National Review
Feb 27th, 2008 · William F. Buckley Jr., the erudite Ivy Leaguer and conservative herald who showered huge and scornful words on liberalism has died; he was 82. While the cause of death is unknown, Buckley's assistant said he had been ill with emphysema.
Keywords: deaths · Conservation · liberals · Williams · buckley · emphysema · erudition · Bulwark · Buckley Jr · Ivy Leaguer
Oct 23rd, 2007 · English singer-songwriter Scott Matthews crafts an endlessly listenable blend of folk, rock and blues. His U.K hit album Passing Stranger finally surfaced in the U.S. last month. Hear an interview and in-studio performance.
Keywords: Scott · Surfaces · interviews · Singer · UK · songwriter · English · album · folk · studio · Matthew · buckley
May 29th, 2007 · Ten years ago Tuesday, singer/guitarist Jeff Buckley took an ill-fated swim in a Memphis harbor. At the time, he was a rising star, but in the years since, he's become something of an icon. Buckley released only one studio CD, Grace, in his short lifetime.
Keywords: icon · CD · Singer · lifetime · studio · guitarist · Memphis · buckley · jeff · Jeff Buckley
May 29th, 2007 · Rock musician Jeff Buckley died 10 years ago today at age 30. His talent inspired a legion of fans during his short career.
Keywords: music · talented · loyal · legions · buckley · Jeff Buckley
Apr 7th, 2007 · Political satirist Christopher Buckley's novel Boomsday features a young blogger who suggests the U.S. government might offer baby boomers tax incentives to kill themselves before retirement age.
Keywords: politics · proposal · retired · Christopher · novel · boomers · Bloggers · satirist · buckley · incentives · Christopher Buckley · Boomsday
Oct 25th, 2006 · Elvis Perkins can't be accused of bowing down to folk-music cliches: His masterful songs are graceful and tender but never whiny or obvious, while Dylan, Cohen and both Buckleys linger as only slight influences. In "While You Were Sleeping," Perkins takes a poetic, meandering stroll through the tangled gardens of nostalgia.
Keywords: CA · music · songs · folk · Dylan · ruminate · poetic · buckley · Cohen · cliche · tangled · nostalgia
