A welcome note to new Pistons bossApril 10, 2011 | Detroit Free Press, SportsDear Mr. Gores:Congratulations. You're in.It's a small club you just joined, made up exclusively of very rich ...Read More
‘Office’ is now the code word for our low moraleApril 3, 2011 | Comment, Detroit Free PressIn a recent episode of TV's "The Office," the boss, played by Steve Carell, asks one of his staff to marry him. ...Read More
And when I die … no Webcam is necessaryMarch 27, 2011 | Comment, Detroit Free PressMy funeral will not be televised.You can come, which would be nice. Or you can skip it, which is fine. But you ...Read More
The college that rejects you may do you a favorMarch 20, 2011 | Comment, Detroit Free PressDear High School Seniors,I know you weren't expecting a commencement address. It's still March, and you haven't ...Read More
Summers’ time? It’s a new seasonMarch 17, 2011 | Detroit Free Press, SportsEAST LANSING - Did you ever have an itch but you can't reach it, and you twist yourself around and suddenly your ...Read More
NPR loses in ‘gotcha,’ but what was won?March 13, 2011 | Comment, Detroit Free PressMaybe I'm confused, but if someone tricked me into a lunch by pretending to be someone else, secretly hid a ...Read More
Westboro case sounds right, but feels wrongMarch 6, 2011 | Comment, Detroit Free PressYou can talk forever about the sanctity of the First Amendment.And then you talk to the father.You can patiently ...Read More
U-M is unlikely champion of rivalryMarch 6, 2011 | Detroit Free Press, Sports"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE REMAIN IN YOUR SEATS," the PA announcer boomed. The game was over. The stands were ...Read More
Kardashians prove the world is upside downFebruary 27, 2011 | Comment, Detroit Free PressIn the New New Economy, you don't have to do anything, make anything or have any talent. Just ask Kim Kardashian.A ...Read More
Shawn Burr vs. cancer: My money’s on BurrFebruary 27, 2011 | Comment, Detroit Free Press, SportsLast Monday - less than a week ago - Shawn Burr was a free man. He saw his daughter's game, he came home, he made ...Read More
Tonight we get our turn on film creditsFebruary 24, 2011 | Comment, Detroit Free PressThere is a reason why more than 1,000 people are expected to gather at 7:30 tonight at the Laurel Manor in Livonia ...Read More
Fight the smackdown of film biz’s successFebruary 21, 2011 | Comment, Detroit Free PressWe look like fools.We built an industry, created jobs, saw buildings rise.And in a single moment, Rick Snyder ...Read More