Essays

No excuse: ignorance doesn't equal innocenceWhat is really retarded here is the Supreme Court using Daryl Atkins as their test case to determine whether mentally retarded criminals should be executed.   You will never find a unanimous...read more Mar 7th, 2002
Musically rich There are two kinds of rock n’ roll cult heroes: the kind that show up in cheesy posters hanging on dorm room walls and the kind that inhabit the hearts of musicians, critics, and musical snobs....read more Feb 28th, 2002
Blind justice Jamie Salé and David Pelletier skate in the worn tracks of many athletes whose Olympic dreams have been dashed by iffy— or corrupt— officiating. At the controversial 396 BC Games, two of three...read more Feb 21st, 2002
ESSAY- Newspapers: our last connection?As the TentMaker would have it: "The moving finger writes; and, having writ,//Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit//Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line//Nor all thy Tears wash out a word of it."...read more Feb 7th, 2002