Over at the DG, I make my week 16 NFL picks. Click here to read them.
Over at the DG, I review the new Clint Eastwood film "J. Edgar." Click here to read it.
My friend Shirin has written a piece on yoga and the winter solstice over at blisspassport.com . In her essay, she explains that...
Over at the DG, I list my favorite music and movies of 2011. Click here to read it.
Over at the DG, I offer my thoughts on Sunday's Broncos-Patriots showdown. Here's an excerpt: "I like Tim Tebow. He seems like a...
In my weekly column at the DG, I share my thoughts on Christmas, and the alleged war on Christmas. Here's an excerpt: "My friend...
Music: Brian McElhiney on album reissues Sports: Sara Foss on college sports Comics: Eric J. Perkins on the year's best...
Over at Salon, Alex Parenee is listing the biggest media hacks of the year. Click here to find out who in the punditry really sucked...
Chatter about the shrinking middle class and rising poverty is more than just a bunch of crazy talk. According to the latest Census...
Over at the DG, I make my week 15 NFL picks. Click here to read them.
Sports Illustrated photographer is best known for his pictures, but in an entertaining magazine piece he writes about what it's like to...
Over at the DG, I write about the five songs on the radio I'm really enjoying. None of them are by Coldplay. Or Adele. Click...
As the holidays approach, what most people are thinking about is how not to eat too much. I, however, am looking forward to the...
Over at the DG, my colleague Margaret Hartley writes about all the wet weather we've been having lately. Here's an excerpt: "My...
When I worked as a reporter in Birmingham, I used to say that every story had an Alabama connection. The latest evidence that this is...
I love bacon, and so do many of my friends. Which is why I was pleased to see that Deadspin has put together a list of gifts for people...
Over at the DG, I write about the Alexander Payne/George Clooney movie "The Descendants," which I enjoyed very much. Click here to...
I read a lot of comics. Not so many that I have a pile waiting for me at the comic book store every week, but probably more than the...
Saratoga Springs, N.Y., band Phantogram has made Paste magazine's list of the 20 best new bands of 2011. Check out Phantogram's new...
One of the things I always baffling about any discussion of how to improve low-performing schools is the fact that poverty is hardly...
I just finished reading the Sherman Alexie young adult novel "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian," and it's very good. If...
As an unhealthily obsessed Nirvana fan, I often find myself feeling like a teenager with an unrequited crush. Not only that, but the...
In my column this week at the DG, I write about taking in my first-ever local basketball game. I enjoyed it, but did reach the...
Boston Magazine has an article on overparenting, one of my favorite topics. I don't have kids, so I probably shouldn't criticize the way...