Published inThe Narrative ArcFestivals of the InevitableAre international festivals like Cannes rigged?May 14A response icon1May 14A response icon1
Published inThe Narrative ArcThe Snake on the ChessboardMy 2025 is dedicated to improving at chess at age 65Mar 18A response icon3Mar 18A response icon3
Published inBeyond the ScoreboardMy Basketball Heart is Still AchingRemembering the Seattle Supersonics, almost 50 years later.Feb 5A response icon7Feb 5A response icon7
Published inBeyond the ScoreboardThe Outer Limits of BaseballHow much does it actually cost to buy a World Series title?Jan 21A response icon6Jan 21A response icon6
Published inThe Bigger PictureDreaming of David LynchHow his cinema invites us to experience ourselves.Jan 20A response icon2Jan 20A response icon2
Published inThe Narrative ArcThe Lunar New Year and GriefMy Chinese American family’s encounters with luck — good and badJan 17A response icon36Jan 17A response icon36
Money, Sex and PowerHow our international adversaries might be exploiting our American national obsessions.Oct 29, 2024A response icon3Oct 29, 2024A response icon3
President NarcissusThe disastrous self-gaze of media-made presidents.Jul 16, 2024A response icon2Jul 16, 2024A response icon2
Published inThe Bigger PictureA Simple Game of FingersHow some traditions carry the memories of a generationMar 2, 2024A response icon1Mar 2, 2024A response icon1
Published inThe Narrative ArcBattling the Blood Demons of TaipeiThe powerful magic of sweet steamed bunsFeb 29, 2024A response icon12Feb 29, 2024A response icon12