this leg of the news journey

No need to force a good news story into place, better to let it just run its course.

3) the terrible writer

It’s becoming harder to believe I’m the author controlling my destiny. Because if that’s true, I clearly suck at this.

My December to Remember: Round Two

31 days to transform the future with the news stories of my past.

(10) citing your emotional sources

I think things have flipped, and emotion is what drives the entire news cycle.

ready or not, it’s gonna blow

I can't smell the smoke, but I sure can see it. And the fires are not coming from where they say they are.

6) seasonal rot

I'm not a sunflower that can naturally find the sun. I'm something far different that's remained hidden in the flora.

vacation, (once) meant to be spent all alone

When no one is around to play, why pay to do what I'm already doing elsewhere?

inside baseball on the trust network

If you can’t be your own best teammate first, how can you expect anymore players to join your ballclub?

None of This is Funny: A Joker Review

But after the lights came on in the Lincoln Center IMAX theater, I felt like something was lacking. Something that would have explained away all the pre-outrage this film received before even hitting the silver screen. But nothing came, and I was left wondering what the big deal was, or if there was any to begin with.

The Beto Bubble

The dashing Democratic former Congressman's resurgence is on the rise again. But are his supporters, and opponents, only hearing what they want to hear? There's a very interesting ebb and flow going on as the Democratic field of presidential candidates continues to widen. The media seems to prop up the 'flavor of the week' as … Continue reading The Beto Bubble →