by Joseph Domino As the quality of life continues to decline in America, I’ve been wracking my fevered brain for the single, perfect image to represent our downward spiraling dystopia. Like the […]
Five reasons Americans never got into soccer
by Louise Baker Football, or soccer, as the Americans know it, is the most popular sport in the world. Yet, the United States, one of the largest countries in the world, has […]
ArtSunday: the words of Joshua Bennett
I’m not normally a slam guy. I’m a poet, and slam poetry tends to be more about the performance and less about the words, per se. That’s a generalization, I know, and […]
Hugo Best Novel Nominee Review: Palimpsest, by Catherynne M. Valente
I occasionally have these conversations with people that run a long a fairly predictable script. The subject of reading will come up, and people will talk about what they’ve been reading, and […]
"Countdown to Zero" eclipses those on the true frontlines of disarmament
Is Countdown to Zero about nonproliferation for all — or just those with brown skin? Who or what mounts the frontlines of disarmament? Countdown to Zero, disarmament groups, the Obama administration?
Tony Judt, RIP
Tony Judt, a vocal proponent of social democracy at a time when such proponents are increasingly rare, died today, after a long struggle with ALS. It was the inevitable result, and everyone, […]
The Future (insert scream here)
by Terry Hargrove One Saturday morning in 1965, mom dragged us to the Western Auto Store on the Lewisburg square. I was 10 and Glenn was 12, so we were really too […]
The shots heard 'round the world
Today, my kids and I visited the North Bridge in Concord, Massachusetts. There, on April 19, 1775, colonial militiamen fired on British soldiers who’d marched from Boston to seize an arsenal of […]
The greatest catch of all time
Willie Mays had “the catch.” Ozzie had that ridonculous reach-back grab where he’s diving left as the ball hits a rock and hops the other way on him. Jim Edmonds made a […]
Nota Bene #114: Big Star
“The radio makes hideous sounds.” Who said it?
