Hey, I write stuff!

Online Magazines

• Off Base, why statistical analysis can't save baseball from economic disparities, from The New Republic online edition (2/20/04)
• Tax Baselessness, in search of those non-taxpayers the administration keeps talking about, from The American Prospect online edition (1/28/03).
• Copycat Candidates, addressing comparisons of Democratic presidential candidates to John McCain, from The American Prospect online edition (6/6/03).
• I wrote Slate's Breakfast Table in April 2001 with Whitney Matheson of USA Today.

Lycos 50 Highlights

• Year-End Reviews: 2003 / 2002 / 2001 / 2000
• My Best Predictions: The Fast and The Furious (5/3/01) / Avril Lavigne (5/15/02) / LeBron James (11/18/02)
• After September 11: September 12 / September 17 / September 25
• Third Anniversary: Our Strangest Topics Ever (8/30/02)

The Boston Phoenix

• Unconventional Wisdom from the Boston Phoenix (11/21/02): Review of the book Pro Basketball Prospectus.
• Sporting Eye from the Boston Phoenix (12/12/02): Defending Manny Ramirez.
• Superhero Status Quo from the Boston Phoenix (12/19/02): Marvel's gay cowboy comic book means nothing.

Record Reviews

I spent three years writing record reviews for a Boston music magazine called Instant.  Once upon a time, I linked to all these reviews.  However, when Instant went out of business in 2001, down came the website and all my links.  I've now put a selection of some of my favorite record reviews on this site.  Check 'em out.

Virtually Alternative: 30 Years of WBCN

In 1998 I spent some time writing for a radio industry magazine called Virtually Alternative.  At the end of the year, they devoted their entire December issue to the 30th anniversary of WBCN.  I did a lot of the work, interviewing current and former WBCN staff, compiling old photos and press clippings, and writing a long history of the station.  The articles aren't scanning in well and I can't find the history but I did find the interviews, so here they are.  This is really great radio history, really interesting stuff.  The Charles Laquidara article is a must-read.

• Bill Abbate, midday and Patriots pre-game host
• Carter Alan, longtime music director
• Nik Carter, afternoon drive host
• Charles Laquidara, legendary morning host
• Cha Chi LoPrete, promotions director

GenerationJ.com Articles

• Command Performance (4/3/00) What's wrong with the 10 Commandments in schools?
• Have a Rice Pesach (4/17/00) Why rice should be on your seder plate.
• CCAR Takes a Step, But In What Direction? (5/8/00) Reform decision to allow gay marriage separates them from normative Judaism.
• Towards a More Open View of Conversion (9/18/00) Why are Jews so scared to encourage conversion by non-Jews?
• Twice a Year Jews Need To Spread It Out (9/25/00) Why we should encourage non-observant Jews to choose Shabbat over Rosh Hashanah.

Various Articles

• Dance Fever: Saving the Internet, Rhythmically from Brown Alumni Magazine (Jan/Feb 2002).
• Make Your Adam Sandler Joke Now, about my life as a wedding disc jockey, was written for the website Student.com in the spring of 1998.

Coming Attractions
(or things I haven't gotten on the site yet)

• Instant articles on Adventures of Jet, Glen Echo, and Jabe
• Virtually Alternative history of WBRU