The Race to the Top of Vermont 2013
All runners have their strengths and weaknesses. Of the latter, I can list plenty; of the former, I know that I am a solid uphill runner. As such, I take...
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August 27, 2013
Fracking Britain
One of the depressingly reassuring aspects of visiting the UK from the USA this past month was the similarity in political landscapes. Admittedly, the UK is not engaged in a...
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August 1, 2013
The Smiths and R.E.M.: Compare and Contrast
Back in April, I gave a talk at a local library on R.E.M. and The Smiths, comparing and contrasting what I firmly consider the two most important and influential bands...
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July 30, 2013
Boy About Town: A Memoir. Published today.
It’s the big day. Not Independence Day, though it is exactly 25 years since I moved into New York City. No, it’s publication day for Boy About Town: A Memoir....
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July 4, 2013
To Be Someone: An excerpt from Boy About Town
An un-edited excerpt from “Number 30: To Be Someone,” the 21st chapter in Boy About Town: A Memoir. Boy About Town is published on July 4 by William Heinemann in the UK....
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June 28, 2013
All Hopped Up (and Ready To Go): Now on Mixcloud
Once a month – the fourth Wednesday, to be precise – I host a radio show on WGXC, 90.7FM on the dial in the Hudson Valley, streamed live and archived...
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June 26, 2013
Boy About Town: Mojo awards four stars
Not a bad first review for my memoir, Boy About Town, published by William Heinemann July 4. ...
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June 26, 2013
Manitou’s Revenge
When does running a full marathon through the unforgiving Catskill Mountains count as a cop-out? When you’re one of only two relay teams and the other 60 entrants are all...
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June 24, 2013
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