January 16th, 2011 by Zack | No Comments
The Man Who Invented Hip-Hop
Forbes, 07.09.09
Afrika Bambaataa is credited with creating a musical movement, but he’s no cash king.
It’s about an hour past lunchtime, and the man who invented hip-hop is nowhere to be found. The restaurant on Lenox Avenue where we’d planned to meet is closed–and has been for two weeks, according to a [...]
November 23rd, 2010 by Zack | 1 Comment
Curtis ”50 Cent” Jackson is hedging against the music industry’s whims with the help of an African billionaire.
September 27th, 2010 by Zack | No Comments
Lorenzo’s Oil — and Lorenzo’s Courage
Washington Post, 06.15.08
Thoughts on the passing of Lorenzo Odone.
It’s not often that one stumbles home from a long night out to find an e-mail with the subject line, “Oh my God, I read today’s BBC headline and totally thought you were dead.”
On May 30, I returned to an in-box full [...]
September 27th, 2010 by Zack | No Comments
On the Rail: True Stories from a Great American Train Ride
Yale Daily News Magazine, 2.12.07
Generations past its golden age, is there any romance left on the railroad?
Green is probably the last word that comes to mind when one thinks of Los Angeles. Smog, earthquake, ocean, anorexia — these are all more realistic free-association choices. But [...]
September 27th, 2010 by Zack | No Comments
Bradley Beats Odds to Lead Elis
Yale Daily News, 4.28.05
After nearly losing his life in a car crash, a gritty leadoff hitter sparks the Bulldogs.
The sun was easing down behind the right field stands at Yale Field and a light wind was beginning to turn the early spring day from pleasant to chilly. Everyone seemed [...]
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