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They threw a big party at the Charlotte Observer on Thursday. You could also get by with calling it a wake. The reason for the party was that the newspaper is […]
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They threw a big party at the Charlotte Observer on Thursday. You could also get by with calling it a wake. The reason for the party was that the newspaper is […]
Our dog Fred passed peacefully Thursday at about 7 p.m. Alix and I were there by his side, along with the amazing Dr. Mary Fluke, who had cared for him […]
Top fives seem to be the trend this year — thank you, Chris Rock. So here are the five pieces I wrote that meant the most to me this year. […]
ALERT WARNING ALERT: Spoilers from the last episode of “Serial” below. STOP NOW if you don’t want to know how it ends. Here’s my Journalism 101 question about […]
I’m too excited to give this a fancy buildup so I’ll just say it: I’m writing a book. Here’s the announcement from the site Publishers Lunch: Yeah, I can’t really […]
Well, I’m in a movie. It’s a documentary called “Bound By Flesh” and it tells the story of Daisy and Violet Hilton, conjoined twins who were sideshow sensations in the […]
I’m lucky to have some really creative friends who are putting some amazing stuff out there in the world. I wanted to let you know about three things that you […]
We were in Wisconsin recently to take my wife’s parents up to see family — Alix’s dad grew up in Milwaukee, and they have lots of kin in and near […]
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Hey everybody, Sometimes I don’t like working from home. The one thing I miss the most about being in a newsroom is hanging out in the office with all […]
Hey y’all, I spent most of the week grinding away on some stories that won’t be published for a while yet. In my newspaper life, most of the stories […]
I’ve been meaning to do this for a while. Because I write in lots of different places, it can be hard to keep up with my stuff, so I’m going […]