I hope this doesn’t make me sound under-sexed.
No Swimming: An Ohio Pool and the People Who Lounge Beside It
There’s something secret about them, tucked back inside the endless looping streets filled with vinyl-sided homes, newly planted trees and signs that say “Residents Only.”
Neil Young’s Voice and American Violence
The soundtrack of my war was always Young. No other voice was so touched by the violence it was itself participating in.
Your Guide to Tonight’s Olympic Opening Ceremony
The ceremony begins, as all things do, in complete darkness. A flash, and then smoke, and then a blue police box.
Couture inspired by our favorite survivalists from young adult fiction.
Every act of censorship is a tacit admission that the artistic sublime is a double-edged sword.
Marissa Mayer’s Gender Oblivion
The problem with Mayer is that she seems to resist any opportunity to own her womanhood, to speak out about it without apologizing for it.
A Few Too Many Words About Cats and The Internet
The cat video film festival is another case of something that is not particularly interesting, but raises some interesting issues.
I’ve Been Thinking About Phil Ochs
Occasionally, songwriters manage to write explicitly topical songs with that elusive combination of sincerity and grace.
A New Kind of Judging a Book By Its Cover
There is a new kind of judging a book by its cover: judging a piece of art by the way it’s marketed.