Social Media Is Killing Storytelling

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The obsessive documentation of social media outlets is eliminating the need to tell stories at all, Mike Sorenson writes.

Is There Something Wrong in My Bedroom?

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“The memories of ‘good’ sex are still fresh. After all, it wasn’t that long ago. It isn’t exactly ancient history, which makes it all the more puzzling. How did we get to this point?”

My Dad, the Director

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Matt Weston spent his childhood on video, and then his dad made a decision that would forever change what was recorded.

A Slightly Cranky Meditation on Vinyl Records

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“We don’t experience music at the deep, molecular level as we did in the album era.” Edy Eddins reflects on what we have lost.

Granddad and Grandpa

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Sports tell me more and more about my grandfathers every day.

The Writing Father

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Susannah Breslin pays tribute to her father, also an accomplished writer, who passed away 15 years ago.

A Daughter’s Memories on Father’s Day

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Raelene Weaver recounts time spent with her father and the impression that he left on her life.

T2TB Week: What Just Happened?

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Basketball will be awesome when it wants to be. Hopefully our Talking Balls showed that.

The 10 at 10: January 24

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R.I.P. Jack LaLanne, Jay Cutler called a Coward, and how Chinese students see the U.S.: the 10 at 10.