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Soda Science
I've written a bit about my decision earlier this year to cut back on soda consumption, and my growing awareness that soda is not...
sarafoss, 9 October 2012 |
Watching "Looper"
Over at the DG, I review the new sci-fi film, "Looper," which I loved. Here's an excerpt: For a mainstream Hollywood movie,...
Adjusting to Kindergarten
Kindergarten is more of a boot camp for parents than kids. I figured that with all the rules and requirements daycares have these...
October Harvest
Over at the DG, my colleague Margaret Hartley writes about the onset of fall, and preparing for winter. Here's an excerpt:...
Baseball Picks
Over at the DG, I made some baseball picks. Even though the Red Sox got their butts kicked this season, I can still enjoy the...
A City Without a Newspaper
My old colleague Wade Kwon writes about living in the second largest city in America without a daily newspaper, Birmingham, Ala....
Soccer Memories
Over at the DG, I reminisce about playing soccer in my weekly column. Here's an excerpt: "A couple of weeks ago I stopped...
Top Reads of the Week
Politics: Cabot Nunlist on whether government should invest in research and development Movies: Sara Foss on "The Master," and...
To Invest or Not Invest: Does Government Research Make...
Cabot Nunlist is writing about important policy issues in the weeks leading up to the presidential election. I am writing about...
NFL Picks, Week 5
Over at the DG, I make my week 5 NFL football picks. Click here to read them.
Thoughts on "Twin Peaks"
Yes, I'm aware that the TV show "Twin Peaks" was popular in the 1980s. But it was such a phenomenom that I remember asking my parents...
Presidential Beer
Over at the Boston Globe, Gary Dzen writes about following the president's beer recipe, and brewing a honey ale. (The recipes were...
Rupa and the April Fishes, in Concert
Over at the DG, I write about the "world music" band Rupa & the April Fishes, who played in Troy on Saturday. Here's an excerpt:...
Watching "The Master"
Over at the DG, I review the new Paul Thomas Anderson movie "The Master." Here's an excerpt: "Many people believe that...
A Lie on the Stormy Sea: A Poem
Sleep till the dawn you’ve forgotten me I’m almost, but not what I seem Wait till the dawn then awaken me Then I’ll be...
Bucket Kits For Kenya
In her weekly column Greenpoint, my colleague Margaret Hartley writes about her farmer friend's mission project in Kenya, which entails...
Revisiting Stephen King: Reading "From a Buick 8"
Over at the DG, I write about "From a Buick 8," the Stephen King novel I just finished reading. Here's an excerpt: "Every few...
The Use (and Misuse) of Confidential Informants
I just read the September New Yorker piece about the rising use of young, untrained confidential informants by law enforcement....
There Will Always Be Good Movies and People Who Care...
There's been a fair amount of handwringing from critics lately, about the supposed dearth of good movies and the death of film culture....
Being a Tourist in Autumn
Over at the DG, I write about my recent trip to see my parents, sisters, brother-in-law and niece. Here's an excerpt: "People...
Top Reads of the Week
Politics: Cabot Nunlist on why you should care about gerrymandering Obervation: Sara Foss on noticing the important stuff...
NFL Picks, Week 4
Over at the DG, I make my week 4 NFL football picks. Click here to read them.
When She Sighs: A Poem
She’d been waiting for a while And when he stopped by She was sleeping It didn’t matter that he tried When she decided...
Glenn Gould at 80
Glenn Gould would have turned 80 this week, and I honored the occasion by playing my CD of his 1955 performance of Bach's Goldberg...
Oh No! There's Going to be a Bacon Shortage!
Grim news for lovers of all things pork.