I have lost numerous dance battles in my hometown in northern Wisconsin. (Since when is the sprinkler not cool?). I live life as if it is a musical…
Category: Opinions
Too Many Expenses & Too Little Support: An Open Letter to President Van Zandt
Dear President Van Zandt, When I left a full-time teaching position in 2010 to come to The New School for Social Research, I not only left a sense…
Ode to Brett Favre
It’s just another day in the world of professional football. Another Super Bowl has come and gone. Another NFL season draws to a close.
Humans Deserve Ethical Treatment, Too
In early December, PETA sent out a mass email with the subject heading, “UGGs = Dead Sheep.” PETA was referring to UGG shoes, the once-fashionable boots made of…
Are You There God? It’s Me, Mitt
FADE IN: INT. ROMNEY CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS – NIGHT Republican Presidential Nominee MITT ROMNEY, 65, peers out a small window in the bathroom of his suite.
Snark Attack: Life After Lang
Lately, I’ve been getting junk email requesting participation in the first annual New School alumni email list.