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Yes, Dennis Rodman is in the Hall of Fame

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Somewhat amazingly, Dennis Rodman has been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. I liked Rodman better when he played for the...

 
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Poetic Interlude

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I was flipping through an old high school literacy magazine today, and it made me feel a little bit like writing poetry, or at least...

 
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The New Tech Bubble?

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I'm not an economist, nor do I play one on TV, but I wasn't at all surprised by recent reports, such as this one , suggesting that...

 
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No Leeches: Hiking Crane Mountain

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Over at the DG , I write about my lovely hike up Crane Mountain in Johnsburg, N.Y., last weekend. Here's an excerpt: "The ascent...

 
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I'll Drink Whatever I Want

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Last week The Awl posted a list titled "Drinks That You Should Be Ashamed to Order in Public," and although I caution against taking...

 
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New Hampshire's Most Wanted

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Being from New Hampshire, I was interested to read this Boston Globe article about the state's most wanted criminal. Named John...

 
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Thoughts on "Stand by Me"

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I have certainly seen better movies than the 1986 film "Stand by Me," but I still list the beloved coming-of-age film as one of my...

 
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Why I Write

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In my print column this week at the DG, I write about why I write. Here's an excerpt: "When I’m asked how I became interested...

 
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A New Take on Beijing

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I enjoy Tom Scocca's writing. He's sharp and sarcastic, and unafraid to challenge mainstream reporters and assumptions. His new book,...

 
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What is Frat Rap? And Can it Be Stopped?

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Thanks to The Awl, I am now familiar with an emerging rap subgenre: frat rap, which had one of its first big mainstream hits in 2008,...

 
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Five Songs

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Over at the DG, I list five songs I'm really enjoying on the radio. Not to give anything away, but the list includes new music by the...

 
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Our New Poet Laureate

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The Times has helpfully compiled some poems by new poet laureate Philip Levine, whom the paper describes as "the voice of the...

 
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Some People Are Just Bad At Math

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I've always been bad at math, and it's always been the subject I've worked hardest to understand. I even read a book called "Innumeracy:...

 
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On Blinky Palermo

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Over at his visual arts blog Get Visual, David Brickman writes about Blinky Palermo, a German painter who died mysteriously in 1977 at...

 
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On Still Not Getting By in America

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The Barbara Ehrenreich book "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By In America" is being re-released with a new afterword in honor of the...

 
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Crazy Like a Fox: Herzog and Cage in "Bad Lieutenant"

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I finally got around to watching the 2009 film "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans," which bears only a passing resemblance to the...

 
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On Wild Areas and Wildflowers

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My colleague Maggie Hartley writes about wildflowers and the drudgery of mowing the lawn this week in her environmental/nature column...

 
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Watching "Captain America"

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Overall, an enjoyably patriotic superhero movie. Chris Evans makes for a good Steve Rogers, although I can certainly imagine other...

 
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New Bjork!

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Check out Bjork's new single, "Virus."   

 
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Annals of Online Dating

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In recent years, online dating has become normalized. Most single people are doing it, or have done it, at one point or another....

 
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Camp Songs

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Do you love the song "One Tin Soldier"? Or "The Rose"? How about "If I Had a Hammer," "Lord of the Dance," or "On the Loose?" Over at...

 
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The Glass Art of Chihuly

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The Chihuly exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston ends today, and I hope people got a chance to see it, because it was really...

 
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What's Up With Obama?

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There's been a lot of discussion out there in the blogosphere, as well as the print media, about Obama, his leadership style, whether...

 
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Most Decadent Dessert Ever?

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I am a sucker for decadent desserts, but I tend to find them disappointing. They are usually too big, and thus make you feel sick;...

 
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Font Talk

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I've never been a big font person, but I have seen the documentary "Helvetica," so I'm familiar with the theory that Helvetica is the...

 
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