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My political development is pockmarked with a number of bad memories: the 2000 election, 9/11, the build-up to the Iraq War, Abu Ghraib, and others. But one of my least favorite memories was the bombastic sounds of The O’Reilly Factor, … Continue reading →

I wish I could tell you upfront that, unlike the Academy Awards ceremony, I can say with certainty what my best picture is. Well, it’s my blog, and I can be as indecisive as I damn well please. The local … Continue reading →

                I was at a Super Bowl party when somebody made the tried-and-true remark: “we watch for the commercials.” While I would disagree with that claim after spending five hours smoking chicken wings and a Bacon Explosion, it’s rooted in … Continue reading →

The headline is one of my favorite lyrics from one of my favorite Stevie Wonder songs, ‘As.’ I’ve searched far and wide (i.e., the first page of search results on Google) for a source, and I was surprised to find … Continue reading →

One of the more charming things I encounter on Facebook is the individual who lists their primary source of education as Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It gives me hope that people have not abandoned well-told stories for reality … Continue reading →

I was a young white guy once, so I’ve seen first-hand how it can be difficult for other young white guys to grasp concepts outside of the young white guy bubble. When your “cultural experience” consists of crushing some natty … Continue reading →

From the Department of Why Didn’t I Think of This? comes a brilliant idea for portraiture. It doesn’t take much effort, but it radically changes the individuals that young people look up to. For young women in particular, the focus … Continue reading →

“Shoot the fucking puck!”           It was almost certainly the importance of the night that inspired those four dreaded words. The night in question was that of April 17 in the year 2000. The Pittsburgh Penguins … Continue reading →

Perhaps my favorite television show of all time, ’30 Rock’ airs its series finale this Thursday night. It’s not a perfect show by any means–the show is ableist more often than I would hope–but that reduces the show to levels … Continue reading →

About a week ago, my grandfather made a surprising find on the cover of the local newspaper: my brother, photographed at a meeting of individuals living with Asperger’s Syndrome. Throughout the story, which is available on the newspaper’s website (take … Continue reading →