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The Latest on the Energy Crisis

Sat, 31 May 2008 14:15:16 GMT

Fat Lady, This is Your Cue

Wed, 07 May 2008 14:23:55 GMT

This is my finest achievement at the Badger Herald. I couldn't have done it without my friends.

I don't know whether I'll be around here in the future, but I wish all of you great things.

Thank you.

Deferring to the Greats

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:47:00 GMT

I was humble in this week's column. I finally found a way to feature one of my favorite Ernest Hemingway lines into a piece. It goes like this:

"As I ate the oysters with their strong taste of the sea and their faint metallic taste that the cold white wine washed away, leaving only the sea taste and the succulent texture, and as I drank their liquid from each shell and washed it down with the crisp taste of the wine, I lost the empty feeling and began to be happy and to make plans.”

Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast

Grilling

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:35:30 GMT

I wrote about grilling this week.

Two more columns, and I'm done with the Badger Herald for good!

You Look Positively Effervescent This Evening, Darling

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:26:57 GMT

I wrote about carbonation this week.

Food, Sports Writers Debate Ballpark Food

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:51:10 GMT

Do you find franks feckless, or do you crave baseball's classic foods?

Don't Read What I Wrote

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:43:07 GMT

It will make your ears bleed and your pee stink.

Collagen, Gelatin, and Lip-Smacking Goodness

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:56:05 GMT

I wrote about barbecue. Check it out.

Playing Ketchup

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:51:00 GMT

I was really sick last week so I didn't post my articles. Here they are:

"Photos Explore Urban Landscape"

"Athletes Fueled by Myth, Minds"

For today's column, I wrote about tequila. Salud!

My 49th and 50th Pieces for the Herald

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:01:12 GMT

I'm officially a hack.
The first piece of evidence is a column about Lent.

The second is an article about the Wisconsin Jewish Film Festival's kickoff, featuring Oscar-winner Ari Sandel.

Heated Debate, Hot Peppers

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:50:50 GMT

I wrote a column this week about the role of food in political discourse.

February 14

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:10:16 GMT

Happy Valentine's Day!

You Say You Want a Revolution?

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:40:42 GMT

I looked at posters and talked to the man who collected them. Then I didn't write about it.

Just kidding.

This is the last article this week, I promise!

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:58:14 GMT

I wrote a fattening column this week.

Coffee Cans and Severed Limbs

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:56:17 GMT

I reviewed the new Jasper Johns exhibition at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMoCA). It's pretty neat.

Review of First Fridays

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 17:55:10 GMT

Last Friday I attended First Fridays at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMoCA). Then I wrote about it.

In other news, I promised this wouldn't happen to me, but I think I'm starting to like Jasper Johns. *sigh*

"Tango Fire" Review

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:39:23 GMT

I watched some people dance, and then I wrote about it. Tony came. It was fun.

Convenience Foods

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:29:54 GMT

This week's column. Just add water.

I wrote some stuff

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:50:10 GMT

I am back from my writing hiatus. In the registration week issue of the Badger Herald, I have a column on dieting and a review of a great book about one man's quest to fulfill every law of the Bible.

Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:12:39 GMT

Here's my last article of the semester. Merry Christmas, folks.

Happy Hanukkah!

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 14:27:26 GMT

Latkes, sufganiyot, and gelt, oh my!

Another Thursday, Another Column

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:20:08 GMT

Hey, all. Click here to learn about holiday weight gain. Click here to remain blissfully ignorant.

There's Nothing Quite Like a Bad Read

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:05:41 GMT

I recently reviewed Nobody Likes a Quitter by Dan Dunn, a man who reviews alcohol for a living. It was a pretty terrible book.

Some Good News and Some Bad News

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 02:15:07 GMT

In the bad column:

I lost my glasses.
My article got bumped, so it won't be appearing tomorrow.
I was super-tired today.

In the good column:

I got new ones. They look neat, and they were only 49 bucks!
My editor apologized for bumping me and told me I'd never written a bad article.
I was super-tired because I had gotten up at an ungodly hour to see some paintings and some Mary Brannen, both of which were excellent.
I get to see Adam, Aaron, Ma, Pa, Kelly, Dona, Grandma, Grandpa, Brian, Travis, Andy, and Mingo in two days!
I'm going to Chicago with Kevin soon!
I ate pizza and saw my SOAR peeps tonight!

Call me an optimist, but this is shaping up to be a pretty good week.

RC and JKE in the BH

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:12:28 GMT

I interviewed Randy Cohen. It was fun.