My all-you-need guide for Game of Thrones finaleMay 19, 2019 | Detroit Free Press, CommentTonight is the final episode of “Game of Thrones.” This means nothing on a how-does-it-change-the-world scale, ...Read More
Judge Damon Keith, an extraordinary man, who stared down hateApril 29, 2019 | Detroit Free Press, CommentZIMBABWE — I was in a hotel room here, minutes away from one of the seven natural wonders of the world, when I got ...Read More
America has a new tune: Losing our religionApril 14, 2019 | Detroit Free Press, CommentGod is tied. A recent survey showed there are now as many Americans who claim “no religion” — 23 percent — as ...Read More
Why is living shorter, dying sooner a new trend?March 31, 2019 | Detroit Free Press, CommentNot long ago, we were talking about living to 120. Remember? Science and medicine were advancing so rapidly, we ...Read More
Detroit Hives turns city’s blight into something sweetMarch 24, 2019 | Detroit Free Press, CommentThis is a story about the streets of Detroit, and their empty, abandoned, overgrown lots, and by this point you’re ...Read More
College admissions scandal is news, but not newMarch 18, 2019 | Detroit Free Press, CommentThere’s a famous scene in “Casablanca” where the corrupt police chief played by Claude Rains shuts down Humphrey ...Read More
Ernie and Lulu Harwell get a second honeymoon — in heavenMarch 3, 2019 | Detroit Free Press, CommentIn 1941, the year America entered World War II, Ernie and Lulu Harwell entered the world of matrimony. Thankfully, ...Read More
The real victim in the Jussie Smollett caseFebruary 24, 2019 | Detroit Free Press, CommentTonight is the Academy Awards, so perhaps it’s fitting that last week’s biggest story was an actor’s excellent ...Read More