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 'Journalism'
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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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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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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McClellan, Yellin, and the Press Under Pressure
Posted by Dave Awl on May 29th, 2008 at 8:55 am
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Colbert on the O’Reilly Meltdown
Posted by Dave Awl on May 14th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
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Thank You, Bob (or, That Flag Pin Won’t Get You Into Heaven Any More)
Posted by Dave Awl on April 20th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
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Death by Flirting
Posted by Dave Awl on March 29th, 2008 at 5:11 pm
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Roundup: Flight of the Humpback Edition
Posted by Dave Awl on November 19th, 2007 at 2:46 pm
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Roundup: Monkey in the Bathroom Edition
Posted by Dave Awl on November 6th, 2007 at 3:39 pm
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The War on Halloween, Anderson Cooper, and Keith Olbermann’s O’Reilly Defense Initiative
Posted by Dave Awl on October 22nd, 2007 at 11:58 pm
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On My Reading List: Naomi Klein’s New Book, The Shock Doctrine
Posted by Dave Awl on October 16th, 2007 at 4:32 am
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Video of the Week
Posted by Dave Awl on September 24th, 2007 at 12:30 am
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