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a journal of American culture (or lack thereof)

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When Falls the Coliseum
When Falls the Coliseum

a journal of American culture (or lack thereof)

Author: Chris Matarazzo

Chris Matarazzo is a writer, composer, musician and teacher of literature and writing on the college and high school levels. His music is available on all streaming services and on his YouTube channel. Chris is also the composer of the score to the off-beat independent film Surrender Dorothy and he performs frequently in the Philadelphia area with the King Richard Band and Mysterious Ways. He's also a relatively prolific novelist, even if no one seems to care yet. His Hats and Rabbits blog continues in its latest incarnation on Substack.
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Out with the answers and in with the questions

Chris Matarazzo, September 17, 2025September 17, 2025

You know how everyone says “we need to find answers?” I think it’s just the…

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music

The fakery of modern music: what you deserve to know

Chris Matarazzo, September 11, 2025September 11, 2025

Maybe it is time to shut down the music business. Just kill it. Maybe we…

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books

Book Review: An Encyclopedia of Tolkien

Chris Matarazzo, October 14, 2019August 20, 2025

Prolific author, poet and Tolkien scholar, David Day, is well-known to serious readers of the works…

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