Did I ever tell you about the time I tasted fresh buffalo blood on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation? That was just one part of my reporting on Oglala Sioux families trying to reconnect with traditional practices through greater land control.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
A very humbling and powerful experience, descendants of the Sand Creek Massacre and members of the Southern Cheyenne tribe invited me to tag along during a journey that began in Montana to return ancestors' remains to the original massacre site in southern Colorado. I also visited with some tribe members on the reservation in eastern Montana for the article. This feature originally appeared in November 2005 (and was also reprinted in February 2006 in a short-lived magazine, Indian Education Today).
"Between Two Ferns" with Zach Galifianakis
Nice to see a fellow Greek getting ahead with his very own talk show
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The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
In the spirit of Garcia Márquez...probably one of my favorite fiction reads in a long time
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Errol Morris on the New York Times Opinionator blog
His series on photojournalism are provocative, and reminders that we are always framing history
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Pasta with Fried Peppers and Bread Crumbs (via Saveur)
Fry the peppers to a crisp and ye shall be rewarded
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Blues for Cannibals by Charles Bowden
So far, Bowden at his crankiest, which is saying something
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Residente o Visitante and Los De Atrás Vienen Conmigo - Calle 13
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The Biz of Baseball
A blog tracking the financial churnings of baseball
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"Party Down" Season 1
"Are we having fun yet?"
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The Sun
Writing best appreciated while drinking morning coffee or an evening cocktail in a melancholy yet pensive mood
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Louis C.K.: Chewed Up
Ever since his appearance on Conan when he riffed on how "we live in an amazing, amazing world, and it's wasted on the crappiest generation of, just, spoiled idiots," I've been a big fan
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11:11 - Rodrigo y Gabriela
I'm not sure if I like their music more for the flamenco or heavy metal influences
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Lady Bug
Lesser known, old-school arcade game - maybe my best worst habit
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Wednesday, December 9, 2009
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