Fables of the Deconstruction
To go home
A while back, I heard a song that I wanted to tell you about.
Keeping Up with the Jones
The only just and effective response to hazing
Hazing has been in the national spotlight again lately since Florida A&M University (FAMU) drum major Robert Champion was beaten to death on a band bus after a football game in late November.
Summary of My Discontent
The voting booth: democracy’s parking meter
On a recent jaunt about town, my son and I had occasion to use one of our city’s quaint, retro parking meters.
Raised Relief
I said, ‘Hey, what is going on?’
I may never fully recover from the psychic trauma visited on me by the insufferably zany be-dreadlocked band 4-Non-Blondes and their all-too-memorable charting single “What’s Up?”
Stop Calling Me Surly
Thinking of Abramoff
If Mitch McConnell is the mother of all madams in the whorehouse that is Congress, Jack Abramoff was the godfather among lobbyists.
Guest Commentary
Remembering Rachael Kamuf
This column is being written in the most meticulous manner. Every punctuation mark will be appropriate and essential. The syntax will be accessible and understated.
Guest Commentary
Rachael Kamuf: A great journalist, mentor and friend
When I started my first internship, the editor of the weekly Louisville Eccentric Observer took me to meet someone who seemed like the scariest editor in journalism.
Fables of the Deconstruction
Fix it
I recently realized that I have spent a significant percentage of my life talking to myself (metaphorically, of course … I’m not crazy!), so I thought I’d take this opportunity,
Summary of My Discontent
This is going to be your year
You will finally understand the hash tag. You will get the tennis shoes, Xbox, phone, automobile or dentures that will catch you up among your peers. You will fall in love.
Raised Relief
The unbearable lateness of being
Remember when “multi-tasking” actually meant something? Me neither.




