July is the height of the summer; reliably hot and untinged by August’s melancholy, it is the time to be with the elements. Specifically, I’m talking about sun, sand, grass, and water – preferably salt. Summer is also about family, especially those you may not get to see so often. It’s for reminiscing and creating [...]
I had a wonderful weekend and figured I’d share. On Thursday, I went to a gay club in downtown Boston with a new friend. The place, Estate, was pretty nice and had good music. Though drinks, at $10 a pop, were a bit too much for this unpaid legal intern (…), I had fun and [...]
Regular readers will know of my fondness for Bill Moyers, and his thoughtful brand of journalism. The conversation below with Barry Lopez, someone of whom I had not heard, is simply marvelous. I’ll miss the Journal badly. Bill brought an inquisitive, boyish and affirming spirit to his work; in so doing, he gave voice to [...]
Spring Break! Two words that conjure up images of scantily clad teens and twenty-somethings partying away on a beach… or, perhaps to you socially conscious types, painting and hammering by day and partying by night. For me, spring break this year brought neither; instead, I took a trip to Chicago. “Chicago” you say? Indeed. The [...]
Most of you who know me know that I’m no football fan. Admittedly, I’d been resisting the Saints mania that had been building here, brushing it off as a silly distraction from more pressing issues. But on Sunday I succumbed to the inevitable and joined WHO DAT nation. After watching the game at a great [...]
On Storytelling
Regular readers will know of my fondness for Bill Moyers, and his thoughtful brand of journalism. The conversation below with Barry Lopez, someone of whom I had not heard, is simply marvelous. I’ll miss the Journal badly. Bill brought an inquisitive, boyish and affirming spirit to his work; in so doing, he gave voice to [...]