Essays and memoirs - click here for latest column and complete archive


Political satire essays - click here for the latest column and complete archive


Short bursts of mental activity


Unsolicited opinions on an industry I love and loathe


An Uncommon History of Common Things - book review (3/30/10)
Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English - book review (7/20/09)
Most memorable albums of 1999 (I penned Built to Spill's "Keep it like a secret") (6/22/09)
Make it Big! A 25th Annniversary Wham! Tribute (I wrote about "Freedom") (4/1/09)
Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing - book review (1/8/09)
Encyclopedia of Superstitions - book review (12/16/08)
Semantricks and The Daily Candy Lexicon - book reviews (9/19/08)
Confessions of a Falling Woman - book review (6/26/08)
PopMatters' "TV on DVD": The Wire (10/12/07)