InTony’s Junk DrawerbySarah Ouellet·Apr 9, 2025I Met the Current Newspaper Carrier This MorningNow, I will worry about themA response icon12A response icon12
Alison Bass·Jul 11, 2023Edgartown Library hosts talk about Brassy Broad July 29Now that COVID is (hopefully) in our rear view mirrors, the Edgartown Library has invited me to give a talk about my memoir, Brassy Broad…
Alison Bass·May 31, 2022Does Mike Barnicle deserve a second chance as a MSNBC contributor?At a barbecue this weekend, the hostess mentioned that she regularly saw Mike Barnicle, the disgraced former columnist from The Boston…A response icon3A response icon3
Alison Bass·Mar 9, 2022U.S. journalists are finally talking about the elephant in the waiting room: systematic racismIn the car this morning, I was listening to 1A, a national show that airs on WESA FM, Pittsburgh’s NPR affiliate, and the topic of…
Alison Bass·Jan 25, 2022Why it’s difficult for women to speak up without jeopardizing their careersHere it is 2022, and women are still talking about gender bias in the workplace. A head and neck surgeon who teaches at the University of…
Michael Weddle·Dec 30, 2021New Year’s Resolution? Live Longer!—Sometimes we gotta do what we might not wanna do!
Alison Bass·Nov 2, 2021How journalists can stand up to intimidation and threatsAt a recent book talk, one attendee asked me how I dealt with the intimidation and threats that often comes with writing tough…
Paul E. Fallon·Feb 5, 2021January 6 Vocabulary QuizWhich definition best describes what occurred at the US Capital on January 6:
T. A. Alston·Jun 29, 2017A Negligent Reaction to Harvard University President Drew Faust’s Announcement to Step DownIn the wake of Drew Faust’s announcement to conclude her service as president of Harvard University, writer Alex Beam wrote a piece for The…
