History

The Comeback, 20 Years Later

August 5, 2001. Seattle at Cleveland. A Personal History.

Remove the Statues — All of Them

We should remember historical figures, not idolize them

The Fourth of July Is a Day for Protest Songs

A Little Less Celebration, a Little More (Direct)…

Against Punk Formalism

Rolling Stone v. the Observer v. MacKaye

A Running List of My Favorite Film in Each Year Since I Was Born

Drop the Infield Fly Rule (Part I)

Because the Rule Is Incoherent… Or it’s just woefully over-applied…

Led Zeppelin’s Physical Graffiti Should Have Been a Single-LP (Part II)

Zeppelin’s 1976 Presence record would have been better, too.

Led Zeppelin’s Physical Graffiti Should Have Been a Single-LP (Part I)

Audacious, yes—but this thought experiment presents two Led Zeppelin albums as they should have been.

Pete Rose Can Keep His Record, But Ichiro Suzuki Is the All-Time Hits King

On the Tyranny of Numbers