Coal: Don’t Call It a Comeback“The future for coal in the United States? There is no future.” - Jim Rogers, former CEO of Duke EnergyApr 26, 2017Apr 26, 2017
Declaring bankruptcy, moral or otherwiseGod damn I love paper like I’m Michael Scott - Post Malone, “Candy Paint”Apr 24, 2017Apr 24, 2017
Chow to chow, Sunday to SundayThe meal is the essential act of life. It is the habitual ceremony, the long record of marriage, the school for behavior, the prelude to…Mar 31, 2017Mar 31, 2017
What’s a Kicker Worth?It was the first half, there was no score, and Dartmouth kicked the ball offside. It was a muffed kick, and it went directly into her arms…Jan 26, 2017Jan 26, 2017
Blog Post 6: Pittsburgh to New York EditionLet’s not bury the lede here. I ran into New Yorker editor David Remnick at the Pittsburgh International Airport Monday. He was at the…Jan 18, 20171Jan 18, 20171
Notes from the Road“The Virginia of Vivian Amussen was Anglo, privileged, and inbred. It was made up of rolling, wooded country, beautiful country, rich at…Jan 10, 20171Jan 10, 20171
Heading SouthThis week I am heading to Charleston, W.Va. to do some reporting for my master’s thesis.Jan 3, 2017Jan 3, 2017
Published inApplaudienceTen Films for the Holiday HangoverThis year, resolutions are out. Decadence is in.Dec 26, 2016Dec 26, 2016
The Year of Living Contemplatively“But the aim of the active life ought to be the contemplative, as peace is that of war, repose that of toil.” — Baldassarre Castiglione…Dec 21, 2016Dec 21, 2016
I’m bearish on Rogue One. Here’s why.I’m a Star Wars fan. I liked Episode VII. I was intrigued last year when I read an article in Wired magazine about the idea of making a…Dec 17, 20161Dec 17, 20161