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To the graduating class of 2010:
Good morning, good afternoon, good day and good evening. My name is Kevin Marshall, TimesUnion.com blogger and barely mediocre local stage actor. Please, do not pretend you don’t know who I am. You’ll just embarrass us both.
Today, you will sit in the blistering sun in dark colors that absorb […]
A couple Sundays ago, an op-ed piece by local historian and author Scott Christianson appeared in the Times Union that drew parallels between the secession of Southern States leading […]
It’s Cinco de Mayo. So what, exactly, are we celebrating?
It certainly isn’t Mexican culture, at least not if any of us take the stand that what the State of Arizona has done is even remotely acceptable.
I’m well aware that illegal […]
By now you’ve most likely read the revelations regarding Ward Stone’s personal and professional conduct, including but not limited to the verbal abuse of underlings and his taking up residence on-site at the DEC.
Boy, it hasn’t been a good year for […]
Guilty pleasure: “The Jersey Shore.”
I know, it’s an awful show, but I just couldn’t look away. If anything, I think that the folks on this were more than a little misguided, but ultimately harmless. Hell, honestly? I even grew to like some of them.
One of the cast members, DJ Pauly D (who billed […]
I’ve been noticing something that I not only find disheartening, but reminds me just how far I have to go to become a better person.
Many of my friends, perhaps to vent frustration at circumstances beyond their control, have taken to Twitter to express their frustrations.
Griping on the internet. Shocking, I know.
In these […]
Rather than go through the work of writing another blog post, here’s links to things that are ACTUALLY INTERESTING. Go figure!
A Golden Arm, a Head of Steel and Feet of Clay – Chuck Miller’s fantastic essay on Ben […]
Okay, when it comes to the Alive at Five lineup, I just can’t win.
First, I do the fake April Fool’s lineup, which gets me into hot water when people forget it’s April 1st. I then got in trouble again when someone maliciously
Yesterday, Steve Barnes reported on the partial official lineup for Alive at Five. This is not to be confused with my fake April Fool’s Day lineup which was then
I know I said that this post would be my last on the Bobblevote contest, but I feel compelled to write again for two reasons.
Firstly, to congratulate the winner, Liz Bishop. All indications I’ve gotten from folks who have met or dealt with her are that she’s a genuine professional, and I’m glad she […]
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