It’s the “Love, Recorded” Father’s Day, but hasn’t it been Father’s Day every day?
Fear in Watertown
May 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
“Love, Recorded” during one crazy week in the Boston area. Was the fear the same for everyone?
The Return of Love
April 24, 2013 by 1 Comment
The “Love, Recorded” column returns: Matt’s wife comes back from Korea, but this time, it’s different.
NEWSER: Scientists Test Meth Addiction ‘Cure’
April 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Scientists are testing a drug that may ‘cure’ meth addiction, and early results are good.
Kids and Toy Guns: Pretend Battles Rage On, Long Past Newtown
March 13, 2013 by 12 Comments
With his kids, Carter Gaddis straddles a line between regulating imaginative gun play and banning it
Dear Liberals, There is No Satisfaction to Be Had in the Tragic Death of Navy SEAL Chris Kyle
February 3, 2013 by 21 Comments
Joanna Schroeder is stunned by the ways in which some liberals are responding to the murder of former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle at the hands of a Marine with PTSD.
I Will Be Alone But Not Alone
January 22, 2013 by 1 Comment
In this installment of “Love, Recorded,” Matt must deal with his old fears as he prepares for three months without his family.
Fear in America
December 21, 2012 by Leave a Comment
In this installment of “Love, Recorded,” Matt fears for his daughter’s future, in America and outside of America, in private and in public, and in the aftermath from the recent school shooting.
Protest Style: Psy’s Anti-American Past?
December 13, 2012 by 23 Comments
“Gangnam Style” has made PSY a global household name, but acording to recent English translations of his performances in 2002 and 2004, PSY participated in several high profile anti-American military protests.
Why Do Men and Women Want Different Things?
November 2, 2012 by 32 Comments
Do we choose our partners based on adaptations humans formed a million years ago, or on the realities of modern life?
Gangnam Style Hits 7 Year-Old Boys Hard…And Breaks Down Barriers.
October 29, 2012 by 7 Comments
How did Psy make a YouTube Video with 500 million views that has captivated the minds of 2nd graders across America?
How the Rules of Racism Are Different For Asian Americans
September 22, 2012 by 59 Comments
Matthew Salesses reflects upon the moment he realized he was not white, and explores the ways in which racism against Asians Americans is nearly invisible in our culture.
Yellowface in CLOUD ATLAS
August 8, 2012 by 63 Comments
Yellowface in the new Cloud Atlas movie? Hollywood is getting out of control, forgetting the reality of racism in its mixed-up pursuit of ambition. Shame on the movie business. Last night, I found out that the new Cloud Atlas movie will be sporting several actors in yellowface–that is, white actors made up to look Asian. You can [...]
Bringing a Baby to a Wedding
July 30, 2012 by 1 Comment
In the latest “Love, Recorded,” Matt and his wife and baby go to a wedding full of bees. ♦◊♦ We are going to a wedding in New Hampshire, my wife and I and the baby. It happens to be plus-90 outside and a three-hour drive, but we are going. This is one of my last [...]
Doljanchi Means…
July 2, 2012 by 1 Comment
The “Love, Recorded” baby turns one! (But not without drama, of course.)
First Look: FORGOTTEN COUNTRY, by Catherine Chung
February 25, 2012 by Leave a Comment
A first look at the novel, FORGOTTEN COUNTRY, by Catherine Chung, out March 1 from Riverhead Books.
“You have reminded me how much I love men!”
These are comments by bobbt, Patty, and Michael Cusden on the post “What Dads Really Want For Father’s Day”.