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In Which I Write About “Witches of East End” For The New York Times
Elbowing Aside Zombies And Vampires
Smash and Grab
So, where were we? Oh yeah, waiting out the winter in Los Angeles, planning to go north in the spring. I assumed the weather would be warm enough in March that, as a migrating beast, I’d be able to head up the [...]
The West Coast Wintertime Going Nowhere Blues
So, where were we? Oh, yeah, in Iowa, knocking on doors to get Barack Obama re-elected and having surprisingly few slammed in my face. That was 9 months –three-quarters of a year – ago. If you’ve been following me on Facebook or [...]
In Which I Write About “Fruitvale Station” for The New York Times
A Man's Death, A Career's Birth
In Which I Write about “Rock My RV” for TV Guide Magazine
Hell On Wheels, TV Guide Magazine, May 2013
Swing State 2: The Loose Meat Chronicles
So, where were we? Oh yeah, waking up in Sioux City, Iowa because there was a police officer pounding on the Traipsemobile door. It was 8 a.m. on a Monday, not my usual wake-up time. I’d fallen asleep around 2 a.m. in [...]
Swing State
So where were we? Oh yeah, heading from St. Louis to Iowa, home of loose meat sandwiches, ethanol subsidies, Tom Arnold, Ashton Kutcher and, as seen on tv, a critical swing state in the 2012 Presidential election. When I first took up [...]
The Tennessee Traipse
Brave Combo at the Lake George bandshell, Lake George, New York So where were we? Oh yeah, enjoying global warming in New England. Mmmmm, wild blueberries. It seems like so long ago. Because it was. I’ve fallen months behind on [...]
In Which I Write About Brett Butler for The New York Times
Brett Butler Comes Back A Scene At A Time
The Maritimes
So, where were we? Oh yeah, harassing members of Cheap Trick in the wilds of Newfoundland. The ferry crossing from Newfoundland to Nova Scotia was even longer than the ferry crossing from Labrador to Newfoundland, although not nearly so turbulent. It takes [...]
Newfoundland
The northeasern Newfoundland coast, off St. Anthony So, where were we? Oh, yeah, Labrador, about to get on the ferry to Newfoundland. And, yes, I’m well aware that it’s been months and months since the last dispatch, even more months [...]
In which I write about “Nashville” for The New York Times
Both the city and the new ABC series.
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