Races in America “…the belief now is that systemic racism is a national cancer that was excised long ago…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 5 September 2016 It’s not that anyone denies that institutional racism once existed. But the belief now...
Beer, Writing “The book elevated beer journalism as a subject…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 5 September 2016 Michael Jackson was known as the Bard of Beer for his keen wit and...
Beer “With this new wave of styles containing widely varying flavor profiles, it’s necessary to start using terms to describe the vast world of lost beers simply deemed ‘Sours’ by many” Author Drew Kaplan Date 4 September 2016 When describing styles of beer, vital statistics such as final gravity, color, alcohol, and...
Entertainment, Movies, Pop Culture, Television “Superhero team-building is a venerable comic-book practice, one that flourished in the ’60s and ’70s…more or less contemporaneously with the first voyages of the Starship Enterprise” Author Drew Kaplan Date 4 September 2016 Nothing in popular culture, or in consumer capitalism, is ever really new. Superhero team-building...
Journalism, Politics in America “There is an idealistic and a cynical reason for automatic equivalence in political reporting” Author Drew Kaplan Date 2 September 2016 There is an idealistic and a cynical reason for automatic equivalence in political reporting....
Food “Technically speaking, Cheddar and Sour Cream Ruffles are flawless” Author Drew Kaplan Date 1 September 2016 Technically speaking, Cheddar and Sour Cream Ruffles are flawless. The chips are pleasingly thick,...
Education, University “…we can’t insist on a level of purity that makes it impossible for our teachers to teach” Author Drew Kaplan Date 1 September 2016 As learners, we can’t allow our embarrassment, our sense of disempowerment, our sense of...