Category Archives: All History is Local History

Sex, Lies, and Athletic Tape

Posted on 25 November 2009 by

[Deadspin] Over at Deadspin, I’ve got a dispatch from this year’s Harvard-Yale game. It’s the 126th time the two have met, and, in both pretension and pageantry, it lives up to your expectations. One of my favorite details from this … Continue reading →

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Do Journalists Conference Too Much about Journalism?

Posted on 11 November 2009 by

[New Haven Advocate] It’s shaping up to be a busy (and alt-weekly-ish) day around here. In this week’s New Haven Advocate, I’ve got a short piece that previews this weekend’s big journalism conference at Yale. (Full program here [.pdf].) The … Continue reading →

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Michael Jackson and Monoculture

Posted on 29 June 2009 by

[x-posted at Splice Today] Not even Lester Bangs could eulogize Michael Jackson as effectively as has the collective car stereo of my New Haven neighborhood. Each time I went out this weekend—for pizza, for a library book, for a mind-clearing … Continue reading →

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David Cook Loses His Cred

Posted on 28 April 2009 by

[Splice Today] When it comes to David Cook, last year’s American Idol, the best “road report” focuses on the ticket buying, not the concert going. See what I mean over at Splice Today.

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“the whole book era,” brought to you by Bobby Jenks

Posted on 25 February 2009 by

[New Haven Advocate] It’s just some sorry attempt to get his 15 minutes. He’s just trying to jump on the bandwagon of the whole book era right now, and it’s just a sad attempt. I never even seen the guy … Continue reading →

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