Here comes the sun: Summer Solstice 2018
Happy Solstice from the staff of Scholars & Rogues…
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The green man
Vintage doll…
Read moreESPN: All Tiger, all the time
Oh, look. It’s US Open week. Let the fluffing begin. And away we go. Today the top story is that Tiger won the tournament a long time ago. If Tiger wins this week, that will be the top story. If he finishes 30th, the story will be that he’s the reason the winner won. If we nuke Canada, the story
Read moreRosaceae: ghost blue
Abstract rose…
Read moreGolf Report: Old white guy calls 911 because black women aren’t playing fast enough
Coulda asked to play through. Just saying. Did you see this bullshit? Man who called police on black golfers: No weapons involved “other than her mouth” YORK, Pa. — A man who called police on a group of black women golfers accused of playing too slowly at a Pennsylvania golf club denied to dispatchers that he was acting out of
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Vintage miniature: Hobo clown…
Read moreMemorial Day 2018: remembering the fallen vs celebrating war
The business of America is war. I hate this fucking holiday. It’s proper to honor those who died in service to the country. But with each passing year it feels less honest. For too many among us, what’s really being celebrated is war itself. We’re arguably the greatest warmongering menace in the history of the world and it has been
Read moreDid OKC shooting prove “good guy with a gun” theory? On the contrary…
I’m glad no innocent people died. But the incident comes closer to proving the NRA wrong than right. Two armed citizens kill shooter who opened fire in Oklahoma restaurant Let’s all be glad no innocent people were killed. Period. Let’s also attend closely to the facts before the NRA arrives claiming that good guys with guns, or whatever. Two points
Read moreNFL national anthem policy: institutionalized racism strikes back?
I have smart, strongly progressive friends who don’t see the national anthem issue the way I do. Here’s an exchange between one of my closest friends and me on the subject, with some discussion about pragmatism and idealism… Yesterday, in the wake of the newly announced NFL policy on the national anthem, I posted this to Facebook: Okay, I need
Read moreAdmit it – you think chicken tastes like cardboard
Say this next time you’re served chicken against your will… I grew up in the South, where chicken, in its many forms, was a staple of the diet. Fried chicken, of course. Chicken and dumplings. Chicken (kill me now) casserole. Baked chicken. Barbecue chicken. Chicken and waffles. Chicken pot pie. Chicken stew. Chicken noodle soup. And of course, chicken necks,
Read moreShave and a haircut…
Barber chair: Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia
Read moreEastbound: Union Station
Union Station, Denver
Read moreWake me up, lay me down: goodbye, Avicii
RIP Tim Bergling.
Read moreA doll house
Childhood is a complex thing. Depictions and memories of childhood … even moreso. I’ve been working on this series for two or three weeks now. In doing so I’ve thought about the sheer wonder of childhood, of its innocence and beauty, but also its darker side, so prone to exploitation and horror. I’m following where imagination leads.
Read moreESPN gargles Tiger Woods some more
Ladies and gentlemen, the deepest throat in the history of sports journalism. [sigh] Read yesterday’s rant. Then check this. Tiger is tied for 40th, 18 shots back, but that’s okay. He’s still the story. The only story. We’re assured, further down the screen, that [f]or Tiger, par 72 in Round 3 ranks as progress. Even better, if Patrick Reed wins, it will be
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