Mind-boggling
And then, there was that time when my college professor Toby Thompson sent Tom Wolfe the body piercing article I wrote for Playboy when I was 21. Wolfe said it was “mind-boggling.” Could there be better praise? RIP Tom Wolfe.
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The End of The World As She Knows It
When it comes to surviving a zombie apocalypse, Gillian Albinski knows firsthand what to eat, how to make weapons, what to do with undead blood, and how to make anything out of tinfoil. They’re useful skills–both for staying alive at the end of days, and for being the prop master on one of the most-watched shows in TV, The Walking Dead.
The Case of The Banned Garden
Zoning codes prohibited these Florida gardeners from planting in their front yard but they fought against the law. You be the judge.
The Case of the Crash-causing Ducks
Emma Czornobaj faced life in prison for what she thought was an act of kindness: Here’s what the jury said…
The Case of the Icy Sidewalk
A woman slips and falls after a big snowstorm. Is her apartment complex liable for nature’s handiwork? You be the judge.
Our Efforts Will Not Be in Vain
A century ago, as the nation found itself drawn into World War I, a Penn State student and his girlfriend in Peckville, Pa., sent hundreds of handwritten letters to each other. The girlfriend became his wife and she kept those letters. Now, their son has donated the collection to Penn State. They tell a story of a different time—and of a college as it transformed into a military camp during the war.
The Case of the Crazy Christmas Lights
Should the Hyatt family be forced to limit or even shut down their holiday display? You be the judge.
Can A Monkey Own a Copyright?
PETA sued a photographer over a photograph a monkey took on his camera. Is this crazy? You be the judge.
CASE Editor’s Forum
Revving up to speak about “branding your magazine” in San Antonio on March 22 at the CASE Editor’s Forum for alumni mag peeps, and was interviewed about my talk by my old pal at Johns Hopkins, Dale Keiger, who both runs a blog called UMagazineology and was referred to by me in said blog as “hot stuff.”