Oh No, It’s The Lookouts Again!
Thirty-five years ago I pulled one of the dumbest stunts of my life: I started a band with a 14-year-old
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Cometbus: Post-Mortem
My first reaction when I saw that the latest issue of Cometbus had been subtitled Post-Mortem was, “Wait, who died?”
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Ok Boomer Me All You Want: Why I’m Still Dubious About Bernie Sanders (But Will Unhesitatingly Vote For Him If He’s The Nominee)
I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any
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A Weekend In Hell
The summer I was 22 I set off on an adventure that didn’t go as planned. By fair means and
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Love In The Time Of Wuhan
Valentine’s Day is not as big a deal here in Singapore as it is in the West. Still, strolling past
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Blinded By The Light
I was never a big Bruce Springsteen fan. I didn’t dislike him; there was nothing to dislike, at least as
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Summer’s Almost Gone
Nineteen sixty-eight was a tumultuous year, rife with wars, riots, and assassinations. For me, though, the upheaval was more personal
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Fifty Years Of Woodstock: Thanks For Nothing, Hippies
In the interest of full disclosure, yes, I was a hippie, and yes, I was at Woodstock. I’ve spent most
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West Side Story On Ice
The first time I got drunk was during the Cuban missile crisis, when the TV kept telling us nuclear war
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Sunday Morning
Some of the saddest, loneliest, and most miserable years of my life were spent in Ypsilanti, Michigan, a small college
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