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 […]
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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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Walking Off the Girder
Posted by Dave Awl on September 15th, 2008 at 9:59 am
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Horsefeathers and Rattlesnakes
Posted by Dave Awl on September 13th, 2008 at 9:17 am
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Another Talking Point Deflated
Posted by Dave Awl on August 5th, 2008 at 12:42 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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Uncertain Smile: McCain Shredded by His Own Side
Posted by Dave Awl on June 5th, 2008 at 11:09 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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Roundup: Spotty Jove and the Return of the Scottish Beaver Edition
Posted by Dave Awl on May 27th, 2008 at 8:45 am
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Saturday, May 24: The Relaunch of Planet Earth Chicago at Subterranean
Posted by Dave Awl on May 15th, 2008 at 8:11 pm
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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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Mr. Fish on Obama-Wright, That Ad, and the Big Gas Tax Swindle
Posted by Dave Awl on May 5th, 2008 at 9:56 pm
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