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TODAY'S FEATURE COLUMN

appelez-moi mclovin
my first night in the back of a police car
by adam kraemer
topic: writing
2.8.10

Late in the evening at my friend Brian's wedding, I found myself making my way across the room to shake the hand of the King of the Judges.

He took one look at me and laughed so hard he almost cried.

I should explain.

Some of you may remember that fateful December night when I found myself sans cash or card, unable to pay for the taxi that had just driven me home. You may remember that it turns out the penalty for being unable to pay for a taxi is read on

THIS WEEK IN INTREPID

the reinvention of everything
oh, we back on that again?
by mike julianelle
topic: pop culture
2.5.10
Avatar is the number one grossing movie of all time (before you adjust for inflation. When you do that, ...

there's a word for it
the art of the title
by jael mchenry
topic: writing
2.3.10
So, my first novel is coming out next spring. A year and change from now. I would like you to buy it, of course. I would like you to buy many many cop...

the late shaft
talk shows battle like it's 1993
by joe procopio
topic: television
2.1.10
When people approach me in the local supermarket or at the Jazz Dance studio and ask me how I got to be so damn funny, I usually have three answers:...

THE MONTH IN REVIEW

mr. in-between
a thanksgiving leftover
by joe redden tigan
topic: pop culture
1.29.10
The following 2009 year-in-review perspective was originally meant for publication in ...

unfriending facebook
why i had to let you go
by dirk cotton
topic: pop culture
1.27.10
FaceBook reminds me of the movie, Fatal Attraction. It starts out feeling like something special, all warmth and happiness, until you graduall...

state of what union?
if you want change, check your couch cushions
by russ carr
topic: news
1.25.10
Last week's news out of Massachusetts surprised even me. Voters in the Bay State did the (apparently) unthinkable, electing a Republican to the U...

go ask lisa
about her brand
by jack perez
topic: advertising
1.22.10
While I want to say I'm above it all, not enticed by the opportunities so abundantly provided to us by entertainers and politicians, I am not. T...

the race card: 2010
even if you aren't thinking you're playing it, you might be playing it
by jeffrey d. walker
topic: pop culture
1.20.10
In terms of race relations in the United States, some imagined that President Obama's election was proof positive that "change" had indeed come....

memoirs of a sober addict
a cautionary cocaine tale
by alex b
topic: general
1.18.10
White lines. Colombian marching powder. Nose candy. Devil dust. Blow. You've heard all the names for it, the whole reason why Tony Montana was cr...

open mind, closed marriage
a case against polyamory
by michelle von euw
topic: news
1.15.10
When I was home in Boston for the holidays, I spent time with my friends who are raising young daughters. I watched one three-year-old burst into tear...

it's never too early to get started
the rest of my life starts today
by maigen thomas
topic: general
1.13.10
I made a Life List. I'm still not entirely certain what sparked the desire to list all of the things I'd like to do before I die. I saw...

you ain't no god expert
reflections on an early lesson in glitter and gold
by jason gilmore
topic: general
1.11.10
Summertime in Los Angeles to the just transplanted 22-year-old: sparkling, translucent, savory. The paradise left me dazed, by random, but magical, r...


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re: there's a word for it
I always thought the ballsiest thing to do was a.) write a book that is about the life of the main character, and b.) title the book after that charac...

re: the reinvention of everything
Clash of the Titans only works for me with Harry Hamlin. Now Hamlin in 3-D....Anyway, don't we all go through reinvention in our lives? More to t...

re: the late shaft
I have to correct my comment above. CBS, not ABC. And CBS always had good cartoons....

re: tiger caught in love embrace with "the situation"
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