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Elections and Olympiads: Defeat Through Complacence
A Stupid, Stupid Week, and Trying to Make Sense of It
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Post-Truth: What It Is, Why You Should Care and Oh God My Head Hurts
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Mitt Romney, Ninjas and the Collateral Damage of Positive Reinforcement
When I was six years old, I was sure, depending on what time of day it was when you asked me, what I wanted to be when I grew up: a police officer, a firefighter, an astronaut or a ninja.… Read more ›
Satori
I’ve never been one to do things the easy way. I hope you don’t take me for a braggart; that statement isn’t meant to be an indication that I derive some masochistic sense of self-satisfaction from trekking the rockier valley… Read more ›
News Flash
The wide-open parameters of this column’s subject matter are both a great asset and maddening liability. On the one hand, I can write about pretty much anything I want. That’s why subjects have ranged from Rick Santorum is a Poop-Face… Read more ›
In Which I Have Clearly Lost My Mind
I have a funny relationship with music. It used to be my job to write about it, and I got into that career — or, let’s be honest, fell into it — because I am truly fascinated and enamored with… Read more ›
Back-Pew Hero Worship, Part II: The Ritual of Submission
Last night, Timothy Bradley defeated Manny Paquiao by split decision (115-113, 115-113 and 113-115) to win the WBO Welterweight title. On paper, it was probably the most monumental upset in boxing since Antonio Tarver turned pound-for-pound great Roy Jones, Jr.… Read more ›
Falling Asleep
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Not Writer’s Block
by Josh Ruffin I don’t write about death much in this column. Best I can tell, there are a couple of reasons for that: For one, I’ve not had to reckon very closely with it. Yes, I’ve known people… Read more ›