In the new NCAA Division II rankings released today, the Armstrong Pirates men’s team has moved up to #1. The team is undefeated and has four players in the top ten in individual singles rankings: Georgi Rumenov at #1, Eudaldo Bonet at #3, Mikk Irdoja at #5, and Matus Mydla at #10.
Click here for my Man About Town column today at SavannahNow previewing tonight’s Savannah Music Festival appearance of Pink Martini. And a few clips:
From today’s Washington Post obituary for Adrienne Rich: Rich published more than a dozen volumes of poetry and five collections of nonfiction. She won a National Book Award for her collection of poems “Diving into the Wreck†in 1974. In…
I don’t know how long it will be before the Supreme Court rules on the constitutionality of the individual mandate and on so-called Obamacare generally, but there’s no escaping the problems posed by the high numbers of uninsured Americans. Take…
If you’re interested in the cultural and financial ramifications of the housing bust, this Q&A with Robert Shiller (of Case-Shiller) is absolutely worth a watch. He notes that we could be in a long Japan-like slump and that we could…
I have posted before about the research of Eric Klinenberg into the growing number of households of one — adults who are living along largely by choice and who are tend to be more social in many respects than their partnered peers.
Tonight, Ray Suarez had an excellent segment/interview with Klinenberg: ‘Going Solo’: What’s the Appeal of Living Alone?
From Standard & Poors’ release of the Case-Shiller Home Price Indices 10- and 20-City composites: Both composites saw price declines of 0.8% in the month of January. Sixteen of 19 MSAs also saw home prices decrease over the month; only…
Just a quick note about the nice Google doodle today, an homage to architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. From today’s The Times of India: Google’s doodle today pays tribute to legendary German architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe on…
Sometimes when I see legendary performers for the first time, I’m let down a little. They don’t seem to be bringing it all, they seem past their prime, they seem to be relying on their long histories to ensure their…
Cheating our children: Suspicious school test scores across the nation is definitely worth a read. From the piece: Suspicious test scores in roughly 200 school districts resemble those that entangled Atlanta in the biggest cheating scandal in American history, an…
Savannah-based General Oglethorpe and the Panhandlers is currently on tour across the South promoting their brand new EP North of the River. At the end of the tour, General O will be having a CD release party at The Jinx…
