Brendon KleeninOne block, one hour: March 15, 2019, from 8:45 to 9:45…Coming and goingOne corner of the Arizona State University downtown campus highlights the bustle of college life amid the regular energy of a city in the…Mar 15, 2019Mar 15, 2019
Brendon KleeninSoup StoriesThe wide world of wontonThough I have no cultural or ethnic relationship with it, the more I think, I slowly begin to realize my favorite soup is the brothy…Mar 1, 2019Mar 1, 2019
Brendon KleeninShoot FirstDoors closingWhat was once a busy place for hungry students at Arizona State University’s downtown campus to gather is gone. Hsin Cafe, which outdates…Feb 15, 2019Feb 15, 2019
Brendon KleenThe reaction to John McCain’s death signifies the sad reality of how we now talk about politics…The ability to speak out against politicians who have wronged you or yours is central to the way many Americans use their freedom of…Sep 12, 2018Sep 12, 2018
Brendon KleenThe Leftovers ends with a story we all understandThere is something powerful about narrative art that puts its audience through the same tribulations that it asks of its characters. The…Jun 11, 2017Jun 11, 2017
Brendon KleenThe dangerous politicization of sports votingEnough about Zaza Pachulia; the stakes of a sports vote, for barely-honorable honors like an All-Star Game all the way up to a…Jan 25, 2017Jan 25, 2017
Brendon KleenI Promise, You’re PrettyIt’s fitting that, following the band’s fame-finding run from 2014–15, Cage the Elephant’s newest album would be insecurely titled Tell Me…Mar 18, 2016Mar 18, 2016
Brendon KleenMe, Kanye and PabloWhen I made my original plans to hunker down with a new Kanye album in March of 2015, I wish I could have know that it might actually be a…Mar 13, 2016Mar 13, 2016