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A Newly Discovered Street Photographer
A recent issue of Mother Jones (which I just finished reading) featured an interesting article on a nanny named Vivian Maier, who shot...
sarafoss, 18 September 2011 |
The Netflix Price Hike Impact
Back in August, I offered my thoughts on the Netflix price hike. Basically, I didn't like it. I viewed it as an attempt to get...
Closer Music
Over at the A.V. Club, Eric Freeman writes about the importance of music in baseball, particularly for closers. Since the only closer...
An End to Escapades
In my print column at the DG, I write about how a debilitating head cold (I still have it! It won't go away!) has brought an end to my...
Reality TV Has Replaced Good Old Fashioned Gossip
I hate reality TV, which is why I hardly ever write about it. But I still found this New York magazine piece , in which urban...
NFL Picks, Week 2
Over at the DG, I make my week 2 NFL Picks. An excerpt: "Oakland Raider at BUFFALO BILLS — I wouldn’t say I’m on...
On Being Single
Over at The Awl, Joe Berkowitz has written a very funny and very insightful piece about being single and the culture of online dating...
College Sports Need to Change
I've long been of the mindset that there's something wrong with college sports, and the NCAA in particular. Stories about college...
Virgin Islands Traveler
My friend Susanna, who lives on the island of Tortolla in the British Virgin Islands, has started a travel blog for the Virgin Islands....
Fall Concerts
Today at the DG, I compiled my list of fall concerts to look forward to. The list includes Primus, Josh Ritter and John Wesley Harding...
Wild Flag
The new band Wild Flag, which features two former members of Sleater-Kinney, Carrie Brownstein and Janet Weiss, the Minders' Rebecca...
Our Long National Nightmare is Over
It wasn't pretty, but Tim Wakefield finally won his 200th game.
Celeste Boursier-Mougenot at EMPC
Over at his blog Get Visual, photographer and DG colleague David Brickman reviews a two-part sound installation by French composer...
On Iraq
One of the more problematic consequences of Sept. 11 was the invasion of Iraq on false pretenses. Iraq did not possess weapons of mass...
"The Sound of Silence" at Ground Zero
I have not felt compelled to write a single word about the tenth anniversary of 9/11. I don't feel like I have anything to add to the...
Flood Donations
My colleague at the DG, Margaret Hartley, writes about some relatively cost-free ways to aid with flood relief in the aftermath of...
Film Capsules
Over at the DG, I write briefly about some of the films I've recently watched on DVD. The list includes "Black Dynamite" and "Tender...
David Foster Wallace on Roger Federer
The supremely talented novelist David Foster Wallace knew a lot about tennis, as anyone who's read "Infinite Jest" can attest. Now...
On Being Bullied
After learning of the 2010 suicide of Phoebe Prince, a bullying victim in Massachusetts, young adult fiction writer Carrie Jones began...
Shared Songs
Over at the DG, I write about how music is one of those things you share with your friends, and how certain songs and bands are...
NFL Picks, Week 1
Over at the DG, I post my football picks. Here's an excerpt: "New Orleans Saints at GREEN BAY PACKERS — There’s some...
Leaving the GOP
Mike Lofgren retired on June 17 after 28 years as a Congressional staffer, including 16 years as a professional staff member on the...
The Blooper Wall
All Over Albany posted a photo of a DG headline that's been immortalized at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. Apparently, the Newseum...
My 24-hour Solitary Camping Retreat
I spent a night camping alone on Cape Cod the other weekend, right before the hurricane hit. I didn't stay long enough to have any...
Watching "The Help"
Yes, I watched "The Help." Predictably, I felt sort of blah and ambivalent about the whole thing. Here's an excerpt from my review for...