When Greg Owen saved thousands of lives with a Facebook post, he became part of the long history of social networks and gay activism.
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Posted inBlog Post, Media
Dear New Owners: City Magazines Were Already Great
As the president sucks up the oxygen from the media atmosphere, it’s easy to forget how important local journalism is right now. The regional press—the holy trinity of newspapers, alt-weeklies, and city magazines—is where we can find true stories of friends and neighbors impacted by immigration raids, fights over funding public education, and the frontline […]
Posted inBlog Post, Quotes
Pittsburgh, Listed
“Travel writing, like pop music, abhors a vacuum,” Michael Meyer, author of several books on travel and associate professor of English at the University of Pittsburgh, wrote in an email to City Paper. “There always has to be The Next Place to Go, or the Best City You’ve Never Heard Of. If it’s not Baltimore or Greenpoint or St. Paul, then it’s Pittsburgh.”
Posted inBlog Post, Covers, Uncategorized
How Long Does Barry Jenkins Have to Keep Hanging Out with Damien Chazelle?
If it was up to the media, probably forever.
Posted inBlog Post, Current Events, Nonfiction
You’re Fired! The Unemployable Trump Administration
The firing of FBI Director James Comey is the latest high-profile firing by the administration. It’s also one of the most troubling.
Posted inBlog Post, History, Nonfiction, Quotes
Greetings from Alabama
“The lesson is simple: populism rises above all other concerns in Alabama.
Posted inBlog Post, Nonfiction
A President in Search of An Enemy
A brief history of the phrase, “enemy of the people.”
Posted inBlog Post, Nonfiction, Sports
A Crisis in Sports: Attention Spans
Will shorter attention spans change the way play and watch sports?
Posted inBlog Post, Current Events, Nonfiction
The Changing Formation of the Modern American Family
The dynamics of what constitutes the American family is rapidly changing.
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Some Pig
This story is very short, but it’s ridiculous and wonderful. Derek was a magician and I thought I’d convince him by saying a mini pig would be perfect for his act. The two of us had met at a smoke and rib house where I worked as a waiter. But when Derek came home he […]