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What a Politician who Made Porn and a Disgraced Coach can Teach us About Restoration vs. Redemption
Two related recent news stories: First: Oklahoma offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby apologized Monday after his father-in-law, disgraced former Baylor…
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We Survive on Thank-You Notes
Ten days ago, I was scammed out of $5,000. It’s a long story that I don’t feel like recounting, but the upshot is that I found an apartment on…
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There is no "Shameful Final Chapter"
A story in the Los Angeles Times today: A federal judge has sentenced Mark Ridley-Thomas, once a towering figure in Los Angeles politics, to 42 months…
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Life Just Happens to Me: A Note on Love and Passivity
July 1999. Stephanie and I regard each other over across the table. We are at Barneys Beanery on Santa Monica Promenade. We met three hours ago for a…
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I Won't Fight for my Vision: Confessions of a Failed Screenwriter
“Do you think William Randolph Hearst and Julia Morgan were in love?” I stare at my friend Mike. It’s an odd question to ask in a Starbucks on a Monday…
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Schnozzes and Stakeholders: Looking for a Truth about Bradley Cooper's Prosthetic Nose
A few years ago, as Black Lives Matter convulsed the country, my alma mater appointed a commission to discuss changing the school mascot. My beloved…
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Civic Friendship and Disapproval
I grew up, as you may have grown up, hearing variations on the line misattributed to Voltaire: “I despise what you have to say but will defend to my…
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Memoir, Culture, and Dispatches from the Cereal Aisle
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