Racism 101
“Have you heard of Nikki Giovanni?” I ask, and the woman volunteering at the
sponsorship table at a local event laughs. She is African-American, and she
laughs, “Do I know Nikki Giovanni? Do
Humanity
From the Archives: On the Meaning of Baseball (and a Suggestion)
This piece comes from our archives.
When I am trying to recall my childhood, the best I often call forth is a
phantasmagorical flash of images and feelings; for instance, a friend whose
Caring Who Wins
This piece comes from our archives.
The Royals just defeated the Mets in the World Series, and as a native New
Englander and lifelong Red Sox fan, I had no dog in the
From the Archives: The Art of Baseball
“Baseball unites heaven and earth: it inscribes a pattern of clean lines, orbs,
and diamonds upon the dust from which we were formed and in which we toil, and
the lush green in
The Cost of Customization
A couple years ago we painted a map of the country on the wall by the guidance
office. There’s really nothing strange about this (what’s weird about a map on
the