I'm not as cynical about the purpose of universal education as the
late Aaron Swartz, but I love this historical retrospective from a
piece of his reprinted today in the New R...
Earlier this year, the Neighborhood Restaurant Group announced the
opening of The Sovereign, a Belgian-focused bar and bistro located at
1206 Wisconsin Avenue NW in Georgetown...
The first set of amicus briefs for Whole Woman's Health v. Cole, a
Supreme Court case that will determine the constitutionality of a
Texas anti-choice law that severely limits...
Despite the unparalleled global influence of the Gates Foundation,
legislators are mostly silent about the negative repercussions of
large-scale giving. In Washington, DC, the...
I was perusing my posts from the last year, trying to decide if I
really feel like making a "best of" list this year and being hard on
myself for all the books I didn't read a...
The right book, it’s said, can change your life. Some books can
alter perceptions of the world, or let a reader see life from a
perspective they may never have considered be...
Years before the Netflix documentary Making a Murderer
[http://www.netflix.com/title/80000770] conferred literary celebrity
on him, before taking on (with Jerome Buting) Steve...
Roland, court minstrel to 12th century English king Henry II,
probably had many talents. But history has recorded only
one. Referred to variously Rowland le Sarcere, Roland...
Earlier this year, the Neighborhood Restaurant Group announced the
opening of The Sovereign, a Belgian-focused bar and bistro located at
1206 Wisconsin Avenue NW in Georgetown...
Thirty years ago this fall, The Cosby Show debuted on NBC, and its
star was catapulted into the comedic stratosphere. The timing is
prime, then, for the release of a sprawling...
Personal journal, Tuesday, May 4, 2010, first day in the Israel
Defense Forces:
I washed my hands in the bathroom sink and looked up. Damn. I'm in
uniform. It's the first ...
Performing in Peter Pan at the Elgin Theatre this year reminded me of
the wonder and enthusiasm of childhood. The play is about rekindling
the spark of youth in adulthood. We ...