In her column Greenpoint, my colleague Margaret Hartley writes about the change of seasons, and how fortunate we've been not to have a...
Last week I posted a short item about a study claiming that one in every 25 business leaders could be psychopathic. Now I learn of...
Blogger Matthew Yglesias flags some interesting comments made by an assault victim in an article in the Washington Post. The...
Did you know that in Morocco there are tree-climbing goats? And that they eat the berries of the Argan tree? And that their droppings...
I really do everything wrong when I garden. I think this as I carry a paper bag out for tomato-picking the morning after a hard rain....
In my column this week at the DG, I write about volunteerism, and Hurricane Irene. Here's an excerpt: "Last week I interviewed...
Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin makes movies that are like nothing else out there. His influences include German expressionism, fairy...
Nirvana is getting a lot of ink lately, as this year marks the 20th anniversary of the group's classic, game-changing album,...
For some reason, this doesn't surprise me at all.
GOOD magazine has an ongoing series in which people explain why they broke up with someone. The most recent entry was about a...
Over at the DG, I offer my week 3 NFL picks. Here's an excerpt: "NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS at Buffalo Bills — The Bills are a...
The execution of Troy Davis made headlines throughout the country this week. As a result, I've decided to re-post the New Yorker's...
Some links: - Rolling Stone's Rob Sheffield on how R.E.M. basically invented indie rock as we know it. Here's an excerpt from...
I'm a huge fan of macabre illustrator Edward Gorey (who isn't?), and so naturally I enjoyed this recent article, courtesy of Brain...
The new graphic novel "Habibi," by Craig Thompson, has been getting a lot of attention. Set in a fictional Islamic fairytale landscape,...
Just checked the score, and the Orioles have taken a 6-4 lead. Why does this not surprise me? The Red Sox have dominated the Orioles in...
What a strange idea. But oddly compelling.
Over at The Daily Howler, Bob Somerby often wonders who college professors aren't more actively involved in trying to educate the public...
Over at the Albany Business Review, my friend Philip has been blogging about bike commuting. In his most recent post , he profiles...
The Oatmeal weighs in with this funny comic.
Over at the DG, I offer my thoughts on "Contagion," a film I had the privilege of watching with two friends who work and have worked...
Over at Slate, Seth Sevenson asks "Why would anyone go to Burning Man?" This is not exactly one of the most urgent questions of our...
The Boston Red Sox are in the midst of an epic collapse - the sort of late-season meltdown that, should the team fail to make the...
Over at the DG, my colleague Margaret Hartley writes about the Slow Food movement's $5 challenge, which asks people to prepare fresh...
Over at the DG, I review last week's performance at EMPAC by Jon Hopkins and Four Tet. Electronic music is a fairly new genre for me,...