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Robyn Does Coldplay
Yesterday I wrote some scathing remarks about Coldplay, a band I really do not like. I especially do not like Coldplay's new...
sarafoss, 25 October 2011 |
Winter Nesting
Over at the DG, my colleague Margaret Hartley writes about how humans and animals alike are preparing for winter. Here's an excerpt:...
Watching "We Need to Talk About Kevin"
Over at the DG, I write about the film "We Need to Talk About Kevin," which I saw at the Chatham Film Festival. Here's an excerpt:...
Lessons in Parenting: Joining the Club
I must confess: I enjoyed being pregnant. Granted, there were certain inconveniences: back pain, difficulty sleeping, frequent trips...
Dawn of the Tebow Era
My friend Dave is a Broncos fan, so I like to kid him about evangelical quarterback Tim Tebow. "How do you feel about the Tim Tebow...
Occupy Newsrooms
Newspapers aren't particularly well run. This is a basic fact that anyone who's spent more than two weeks working at a newspaper...
Hating Coldplay
I've been hating Coldplay lately. It's too bad, they seem like the nicest guys. But I really can't stand their music. My friend Beka...
The Complete Works Of ...
Over at the DG, I discuss how owning every CD recorded by a band or musician gets tougher as you age. Here's an excerpt: "There...
My Niece Was Right About Tyler the Creator
When MTV's Video Music Awards were broadcast back on August 28, they were mainly only background for me . It's been quite some time...
The Virtual Village
I find social networks fascinating, and Facebook particularly fascinating. I know people who manage their accounts carefully, and think...
The Scrabble Scandal
I've been completely fascinated by the alleged cheating scandal at the Scrabble World Championships. And I'm not the only one. In...
A Rational Rage
In my weekly column at the DG, I write about the murderous rage I flew into last weekend when I got lost hiking. Here's an excerpt:...
Top Reads of the Week
Parenting/Family: Cindy F. Crawford on how her daughter won't stop eating stuff, J LeBlanc on co-sleeping and Sara Foss on how...
Workplace Revenge
My last day at work was bittersweet. I had been downsized in mid-August, and hid out at my company's satellite office until the end...
I'd Like Some Different Opinions, Please
Over at Think Progress, Alyssa Rosenberg comments on the New York Times' announcement of their expanded online opinion pages, noting...
They're Making a Lorax Movie!
The track record for cinematic adaptations of Dr. Seuss books is not good, but I'm excited about the concept of a Lorax movie. For one...
Generation X Has Been Here Before
Courtesy of Gizmodo, a rant called "Generation X is Sick of Your Bullshit."
NFL Picks, Week 7
Over at the DG, I make my week 7 NFL picks. Click here to read them.
Lessons in Parenting: Never Say Never
Parenting is a little like teaching: even the inexperienced have strong opinions about how it should be done. I was no exception....
Pre-Code Cinema With a "Baby Face"
Lily Powers does her best in Baby Face to lead a life that would make Friedrich Nietzsche proud. The 1933 film follows Lily,...
A Found Poem on Costumed Dogs
This post at the Albany Times Union, about whether dogs should wear Halloween costumes, inspired some snickering at work today. "I...
I Want a Rally Beer
Over at the DG, I discuss the Red Sox beer-in-the-clubhouse scandal, and the concept of rally beers, which I absolutely love. Here's...
Where Are the Poetry Blogs?
A couple months ago, I was considering starting a blog, perhaps about poetry. And though I had always considered creating a site to...
Drinking is Cultural
Over at the BBC News, social anthropologist Kate Fox argues that the way people behave when they're drinking is the result of cultural...
Too Many Homeruns?
The Week asks whether home runs are making baseball boring. I'm going to go out on a limb, and say ... no. Seriously, who thinks...