A Letter from Tennessee to Poland and Ukraine
A little tough love for Eastern Europe, from a Southern state that knows a little something about stereotypes and bigotry.
5 Things That Scare Me
5. The worst music videos of all time were all made between 1979-1985. Those should have been crucial formative years for my aesthetic sensibilities. Instead, I made Toto mix tapes. See NPR’s Bottom 8…the horror. 4. Now Serving 7 Billion– Guess why I’m not having kids? Just doing my bit for the planet. See “World Population: A National…
Orwell’s Blog
Since 2008, The Orwell Prize has been blogging George Orwell’s diaries 70 years to the day after he wrote them. I particularly love this most recent “post,” a moment of springtime loveliness as the blitz rages in London. 4.3.41 (March 4th. In European format, the day goes before the month.) At Wallington.* Crocuses out everywhere,…
Genius: 140 Characters and the F-word
Some brilliant, wonderful fellow has thrust his pulsating political wit into the gaping void of chaos that is Twitter…and spawned magic.
The Tyranny of Language
Orwell thought muddled language led to muddled thinking. In a climate of overheated rhetoric in the public discourse, his message still resonates.
The Greenery 