Category Archives: Opinion

I’m suddenly reading about architecture. What happened was, I read two issues of the New Yorker back to back and was struck by two extremely subtle things that suddenly leapt out at me like terrible dark panthers and got me … Continue reading →

It’s funny that everyone is all upset about the middle class. I mean, it’s not literally funny. It’s very sad, the state of current affairs. But, when you study history, you learn about “the rise of the middle class” as … Continue reading →

In the Houston airport I go to the bathroom. I’m in there, doing my business, when I hear a woman’s voice asking for “Lily.” Finally a little tiny voice pipes up from another stall. Apparently Lily is a 4-year-old, traveling … Continue reading →