The Not-So-Great Gaetzby
F. Scott Fitzgerald has always been one of my favorite authors and The Great Gatsby a favorite book. It may have been the first Fitzgerald I read (though possibly that was The Diamond Big as the Ritz). Either way, I fell in love with Fitzgerald for his poetic style. The sheer beauty of his choice […]
For Anyone Wondering Why Black Lives Matter
I hate racism, and you should too. It’s reprehensible, wrongheaded, boring. Difference is interesting. Just think how dull life would be if everything were the same. Well, actually, there would be no life under those conditions. Biodiversity is diverse for a reason. That’s for another article. Back to my main point. Boring is bad. Difference is […]
Happy Turkey Day
Okay, it’s Thanksgiving, a day in which turkey features prominently. So I’d like to issue personal thanks to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, president of the Eastern European nation that shares its name with our beloved bird. President Erdoğan deserves acknowledgement for a brave stance calling for Saudi Arabian accountability in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. To think Khashoggi’s death […]