Whitney Houston’s Life Gave Him a Wife and Two Children

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“A reminder of how the yin and yang is infinitely present in everything.”

The Employment Opportunity: Part Six

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Hitting a brick wall, S. Grady Barrett wonders whether or not he made the right decision in leaving a lucrative career as a software consultant to become a writer.

The Employment Opportunity: Part Five

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With his interview coming to a close, S. Grady Barrett and his girlfriend have a week to decide whether or not they will make the move to New Mexico if the job is offered.

The Employment Opportunity: Part Four

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Realizing that the man he’d be working under was a “stone-cold dickhead,” S. Grady Barrett wonders if his best will be enough to help him cope in this strange new town.

The Employment Opportunity: Part Three

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In a town that took a ‘Jesus Is Watching You Masturbate’ billboard seriously, S. Grady Barrett knew he was in trouble.

The Employment Opportunity: Part Two

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“I wondered what I was getting myself into, and what I was getting R. into.”

The Employment Opportunity

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When an opportunity to begin on the fast-tracks of a new career appears, S. Grady Barrett must consider the pros and cons of relocating across the country to take the job.

Pop Culture Is Killing Us

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Tom Matlack regrets the influence of America’s pernicious popular culture.

On Intellectual Laziness, Collective Truths, and Storytelling

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A virtual conversation between Tom Matlack, Steve Locke and Lisa Hickey that starts about race and jumps to the future of journalism and storytelling.

What’s Wrong with Tucker Carlson’s The Daily Caller?

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Founded to be a conservative ‘New York Times,’ Tucker Carlson’s The Daily Caller has a long way to go.

The 10 at 10

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Peas will decide the 2012 election, pop music is a necessity, and fifth-graders predict the end of journalism.

The True End of Men: ‘Cosmo’ for Guys

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Cosmo has done so much for the cause of women’s liberation. Now they’re unleashing the power of superficial beauty and sex tips on men. I think I’m gonna puke.

An Ode to Dr. Z

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Paul Zimmerman hasn’t written a word since he suffered multiple strokes. He’s still the best football writer of all time.

Mike Bianchi Is a Troll, Says the Internet

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One of the biggest complaints you hear about sports reporters is that they ask too many cookie-cutter questions.

The 10 at 10

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Grandma tried to kill a man, don’t fly the red-eye to D.C., and scientists make mice gay.

Reporting, Rape Culture, and Race: In the Media, Men Are Slaves to Their Own Sexuality

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The report of an 11-year-old gang-rape victim churns up issues of men’s portrayal in the media.