Tom Matlack and blogging playwright Mariah MacCarthy continue the conversation about Eminem and domestic abuse.
Archives for October 2010
Tom Matlack Loves ‘the Way You Lie’
Tom Matlack thinks a little too deeply about the Eminem duet with Rihanna, and it sparks a conversation about manhood and domestic abuse.
I Let My Daughter Listen to Snoop
John Cave Osborne wonders if censoring his daughter’s access to pop music is the right thing to do.
Urban Camping
The backyard becomes a campground when a tent goes up alongside the driveway.
Jump Around
Word to your moms I came to drop bombs I got more rhymes than the Bible’s got Psalms House of Pain Don’t ask me what it is about this song. I just like it. I mean, c’mon—who doesn’t like an Irish-American rap band? Am I right? Who’s with me? If you don’t like it, that’s…
A Heat Wave, an Archeological Ruin, and a Foundation for Marriage
High atop the Acropolis on his honeymoon, Gabi Schaffzin realizes that now is the time when things begin to matter.
In Defense of ‘Learning How to Learn’
Michael Roth, President of Wesleyan University, responds to our post about the reported death of liberal-arts education.
An Interview with Paul Harding
Perry Glasser interviews the 2010 Pulitzer Prize winner about his experience getting his novel published.
Man of the Day: Rick Stoddard
In 2000, Rick Stoddard lost his wife, Marie, to lung cancer. Since then, he has become one of the most tenacious anti-smoking campaigners in the country.
The Death of the Liberal-Arts Education
No one majors in English or classics any more. It’s just not practical when you’re facing a pile of debt alongside your diploma.
Study of the Day: We Made Cancer
After studying the remains of Egyptian mummies and tracing the instances of cancer throughout literature, a group of scientists at the University of Manchester have declared that cancer is man-made.
FCC ‘Bill Shock’ Plan: What Took So Long?
The FCC has long ignored the mobile industry’s financial wringing of its customers, and the “Bill Shock” plan is mostly a stunt to cover for the Commission’s historical tendency to ignore these kinds of problems.
In Yale Fraternity Pledging, Rape Is a Laughing Matter
This week, a YouTube clip of a Yale University Delta Kappa Epsilon pledging ritual went viral on campus. Posted Wednesday night, immediately after the events took place, the video documents the DKE pledges marching blindfolded on Old Campus—home to the majority of Yale’s freshman women—shouting chants such as “No means yes, yes means anal” and “Fucking sluts.”
It Gets Better
Fort Worth City Councilman Joel Burns tells gay kids, “It gets better.”
Tailgating in Oaktown
It’s about hanging with your friends, having fun and mocking the shit out of opposing fans In 1995 my beloved Raiders moved back to Oakland at approximately the same time Baby Mama and I moved to Concord, about 20 minutes away. My friends Patrick and Jeff were huge Raiders fans as well and we bought…
The Last Championship
Brendan O’Meara’s dad never missed a Little League game. Twenty years later, Brendan returns the favor: his dad is the star of a seniors-only softball league.