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Here are all of the generally available links to Frank McConnell materials that I have been able to locate. People who have access to services such as JSTOR or Questia may be able to find additional materials by searching for author "McConnell, Frank." If you know of any generally available links that I have missed, please let me know about them!

Frank McConnell: Commonweal Columns and Articles

"Art Is Dangerous: 'Beavis and Butthead,' for Example." Commonweal, 121:1 (January 14, 1994), 28-30.

"Bebop Takes a Hard Shot: Dizzy Gillespie, R.I.P." Commonweal, 120:3 (February 12, 1993), 17-18.

"Death on Trial: PBS's 'Before I Die.'" Commonweal, 124:8 (April 25, 1997), 20-21.

"Desecrating Literature: Reading the PMLA." Commonweal, 123:7 (April 5, 1996), 24, 26-27.

"Documenting a Revolution: Reflections on Vatican II." Commonweal, 125:15 (September 11, 1998), 31-33.

"Downhill and Slippery: CBS Goes to the Olympics." Commonweal, 121:6 (March 25, 1994), 18-19.

"The Elephant in the Room: Moyers on Addiction: Close to Home." Commonweal, 125:6 (March 27, 1998), 20-21.

"Eloise Knapp Hay, R.I.P.: I've Lost a Sparring Partner." Commonweal, 123:14 (August 16, 1996), 21-22.

"Epic Comics: Neil Gaiman's 'Sandman.'" Commonweal, 122:18 (October 20, 1995), 21-22.

"Expecting Visitors?: Aliens from Inner Space." Commonweal, 123:20 (November 22, 1996), 21-22.

"Faith and Doubt on the Tube." Commonweal, 124:17 (October 10, 1997), 23-24.

"Follow That Moose: 'Northern Exposure's Pedigree." Commonweal, 120:19 (November 5, 1993), 18-20.

"Future Perfect: 'Welcome to Paradox.'" Commonweal, 125:21 (December 4, 1998), 18-19.

"'Genesis': PBS Does a Mitzvah." Commonweal, 123:17 (October 11, 1996), 17-18.

"'Genesis' II: Redactor Missing in Action." Commonweal, 123:18 (October 25, 1996), 19-20.

"Go Ahead, Take a Peek: Fox's 'X-Files.'" Commonweal, 121:15 (September 9, 1994), 15-17.

"Goliath Swallows Leviathan: Conglomerates and the Media." Commonweal, 124:19 (November 7, 1997), 17-18.

"How Seinfeld Was Born: Jane Austen Meets Woody Allen." Commonweal, 123:3 (February 9, 1996), 19-20.

"In a Galaxy Far, Far Away: Lucas's 'Star Wars.'" Commonweal, 124:9 (May 9, 1997), 16-17.

"It's Not Hell, Just Limbaugh: Excellence in Bombast." Commonweal, 120:13 (June 4, 1993), 20-22.

"It's Time to Take Sides: Catholicism, Yes; Popular Culture, No." By John D. Hagen, Jr., Richard Alleva, and Frank McConnell. Commonweal, 122:16 (September 22, 1995), 19-23.

"A Killer Serial: Chris Carter's 'Millennium.'" Commonweal, 124:13 (July 18, 1997), 19-20.

"Let's Dance: The Democracy of 'Swing.'" Commonweal, 125:17 (October 9, 1998), 18.

"The McConnell Quakes: The Electronic Hearth Blazes." Commonweal, 121:3 (February 11, 1994), 18-19.

"Music to Have Fun By: Gerry Mulligan and His Baritone Sax." Commonweal, 123:5 (March 8, 1996), 17-18.

"A Nation of Standups: Starring in Our Own Scripts." Commonweal, 120:4 (February 26, 1993), 20-21.

"No Fall Classic: Burns's 'Baseball.'" Commonweal, 121:20 (November 18, 1994), 31-32.

"No Way to Exit?: Seinfeld as Sartre." Commonweal, 125:11 (June 5, 1998), 20-21.

"A Nun's 'Story': Sister Wendy on PBS." Commonweal, 124:18 (October 24, 1997), 19-21.

"Perfect Fools: Lenny, George, Richard and Frank." Commonweal, 119:18 (October 23, 1992), 18-19.

"A Perfect Match: CDs and Jazz." Commonweal, 119:16 (September 25, 1992), 21-22.

"The Right Hand of God: PBS Looks at the Political Prophets." Commonweal, 123:16 (September 27, 1996), 21-22.

"Smart, Hip and Real: Bochco's 'NYPD Blue.'" Commonweal, 120:17 (October 8, 1993), 20-21.

"Soothing Music: For Those in a Coma." Commonweal, 121:9 (May 6, 1994), 18-19.

"Southern Baptists on PBS: Lipscomb's 'Battle for the Minds.'" Commonweal, 124:11 (June 6, 1997), 21-22.

"Superpersons: 'Lois and Clark.'" Commonweal, 121:12 (June 17, 1994), 22-23.

"Take My Wife—Please: Good (Deeds) to the Last Drop." Commonweal, 121:4 (February 25, 1994), 18-19.

"Truly Dishonest: And Joe Six-Pack Knows It." Commonweal, 120:2 (January 29, 1993), 14-16.

"Twice-Told Tales: Why 'Law and Order' Works." Commonweal, 121:19 (November 4, 1994), 19-20.

"The Values Things: It's Noonan Again in America." Commonweal, 122:5 (March 10, 1995), 16-17.

"A Very Good 80 Years: Frank Sinatra's Birthday." Commonweal, 122:22 (December 15, 1995), 18-19.

"What Hath Phil Wrought? A Coarsening of Culture." Commonweal, 123:6 (March 22, 1996), 20-21.

"Who's on First: The Greatest Rock Band." Commonweal, 122:1 (January 13, 1995), 16-18.

"Young for His Age: The Tube, the Music and the Shadow." Commonweal, 119:20 (November 20, 1992), 19-20.

Frank McConnell Interview

"John Gardner: The Art of Fiction LXXIII." Interview. Interviewers Paul F. Ferguson, John R. Maier, Sara Matthiessen, and Frank McConnell. The Paris Review, 75 (Spring, 1979), 36-74.

Frank McConnell Reviews

"The Bard's Primal Scene." Review of Shakespeare and the Goddess of Complete Being by Ted Hughes. Commonweal, 119:19 (November 6, 1992), 31-33.

"Critics' Choices for Christmas." By Sara Maitland, Robert Coles, Rembert G. Weakland, Suzanne Keen, Frank McConnell, Alane Mason, and Ron Hansen. Commonweal, 121:21 (December 2, 1994), 15, 24-30. McConnell reviews Dixie City Jam, by James Lee Burke; Beggars and Choosers, by Nancy Kress; and Mister Punch, by Neil Gaiman.

"Dizzy with Ecstasy." Review of Reading Jazz: A Gathering of Autobiography, Reportage, and Criticism, edited by Robert Gottlieb. Commonweal, 124:6 (March 28, 1997), 23-24.

"Fabulous, Fabulous California." Review of Vineland, by Thomas Pynchon. The Los Angeles Times, December 31, 1989, Book Review Section, 1, 7.

"Good and Plenty." Review of Mason and Dixon, by Thomas Pynchon. Commonweal, 124:14 (August 15, 1997), 20-22.

"Medium with a Message." Review of Marshall McLuhan: Escape into Understanding: A Biography, by W. Terrence Gordon. Commonweal, 125:4 (February 27, 1998), 24-26.

"The Source of Our Selves." Review of Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human, by Harold Bloom. Commonweal, 125:19 (November 6, 1998), 20-22.

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