Context: This essay was written for, and performed in, the November 19, 2011 edition of The Paper Machete, a weekly showcase for Chicago journalists, comedians, and other writers, hosted by Christopher Piatt. I’m just getting around to posting it now because, well, my own universe is fairly chaotic and other deadlines prevailed. You are encouraged […]
Entries Tagged as 'Culture'
The Unbearable Lightness of the Kilogram, Universes Next Door, and the Occupy Movement
Posted by Dave Awl on November 29th, 2011 at 6:00 pm
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Not Zero: The Fukushima Litotes
Posted by Dave Awl on April 1st, 2011 at 11:27 am
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Another Year
Posted by Dave Awl on January 16th, 2011 at 4:36 pm
The King’s Speech and The Writer’s Prayer
Posted by Dave Awl on January 5th, 2011 at 8:50 am
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Music Break: The Bongos, “The Bulrushes”
Posted by Dave Awl on March 4th, 2009 at 11:36 am
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I Entweet You
Posted by Dave Awl on March 4th, 2009 at 11:20 am
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The Partly Dave Show: Please Mister Postman (at the Rhino Fest, Friday Feb. 20)
Posted by Dave Awl on February 13th, 2009 at 10:10 pm
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Um, Hello There (or: Oops, I Wrote a Book!)
Posted by Dave Awl on February 7th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
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So If You Have a Mouth — And I Know You Do …
Posted by Dave Awl on September 24th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
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McCain’s “Maverick” Image: Pining for the Fjords?
Posted by Dave Awl on September 16th, 2008 at 9:00 am
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Horsefeathers and Rattlesnakes
Posted by Dave Awl on September 13th, 2008 at 9:17 am
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Remedial Comedy-Writing for T-Shirt Companies
Posted by Dave Awl on June 27th, 2008 at 9:10 am
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Guantanamo, False Imprisonment, and the Human Rights Toggle Switch
Posted by Dave Awl on June 27th, 2008 at 7:04 am
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Roundup: Maracas and Purple Pants Edition
Posted by Dave Awl on June 24th, 2008 at 4:59 am
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