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When artists cry out for help, how do we justify our silence?
Even after Amy in 2011, we didn’t take responsibility for how we contributed to her demise. In the curious case of Kanye, are we repeating our mistake?
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Manboobs and me
I was asked to read an essay as part of the Marrow reading series’ event at the Pitchfork Book Fort in Union Park on Sunday, July 20. This is what I read that day. I remember when I noticed my body was very different from most of the boys I knew. When I first came to…
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Election redux
It’s undeniable that many of the developments from this Tuesday’s election were disappointing to Democrats and progressive folk around the country. But I must admit that I had to pause this time before announcing another (mostly empty) threat to leave the country entirely, now that I – once again – live in one dark blue…
al franken, bill brady, brian brown, carl paladino, christine o’donnell, don’t ask don’t tell, emily haines, enda, homophobia, islamophobia, jim demint, joe miller, ken buck, metric, michele bachmann, midterm elections, muslim-americans, national organization for marriage, net neutrality, patrick murphy, racism, republicans, russ feingold, sharia law, sharron angle, university of wisconsin -
Excitement!
It’s been said that the only constant in life is that it is ever-changing.. And in that vein, comes an exciting announcement from My Writings and Me, Inc. As of this Friday, I’ll be taking a leave from the fantastical Chicagoist. In the year-ish since I came on board the site, I’ve written 101 posts…
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