Inflection Temptation
Suddenly, the world abounds in “inflection points.” What had been the preserve of mathematicians spread to the world of business Continue reading
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In Praise of Corner Stores: Let Burbage’s Bloom!
The ghosts of mom-and-pop shops past haunt the peninsula’s neighborhoods. The sad storefront at Tradd and Council, Burbage’s last home before it moved to Broad in 1961, sits empty and decaying. Burbage’s home before that, at Tradd and King, is just as sad and empty.
The Future of Rock and Roll
I saw rock and roll future, and its name is Houndmouth. The Music Hall in Charleston. Drummer Shane Cody looked Continue reading
Great Allegheny Passage, Day 3
WE could walk. That was the first thing to notice coming down the stairs in the morning. Our quads had Continue reading
Irish Writer Takes Aim at American Sniper
Anyone who read Chris Kyle’s American Sniper should read Mark Mulholland’s novel, “A Mad and Wonderful Thing.” Taken alone, Kyle’s memoir is poison. Combined with the Irish novel, it’s medicine.
