Musings

Occasional news and updates, some curated archived blog posts — browse at your pleasure.

Dept. of (my) History: The Last Lecture

I don’t usually write in memoir, but my dad’s retirement, at the age of 88, made me think about how the generations look differently at the concept, and whether it’s okay to retire 30 years before your father. Here, then, is a conversation full of questions and received wisdom …

Listen: Ring Tones

November 13, 2019 // News, Podcast Appearances, Sonny Liston

Episode 2: Award-winning author, journalist and investigator Shaun Assael joins the pod to discuss "Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny ...

Southern Journeys

May 28, 2019 // News

I'm thrilled to be in the "Southern Journeys" issue of the Oxford American with this history of segregated tennis in the South.

How I Cut the Cord (…and learned about VPNs and IPTVs)

February 17, 2019 // Blog, Muck

Not long ago, I found myself staring at my satellite TV bill and wondering why I was paying $120 a month. With only a few exceptions, its ...

Storm Surviving: Three Days & Nights With Florence

September 18, 2018 // Blog, Fear & Loathing in Cape Fear

By Sunday, after battling through 100 mph winds and tornado warnings, I thought the worst was behind me. Then I looked at the emergency text ...

The Confederate Conundrum

August 24, 2018 // Blog, Muck

The power to dictate how white history gets taught in America lies at the heart of our fight over Confederate monuments.

The Dept. of (my) History. Part I

February 17, 2018 // Blog, The Dept. of (my) History

In September 1999, ESPN Magazine sent me to Littleton, Colorado, to chronicle the aftermath of what was then the worst high school shooting in ...

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