journalism archive


sports
Lionized Malian soccer star Mahamadou Diarra (STRIKER, Summer 2005)
Sigi Stardust A visit with former US under-20 National Team Coach Sigi Schmid (USSoccerPlayers.com, Jan 2005)
Dance Naked Audio piece about US victory over Portugal in the 2002 World Cup (NPR's "Only a Game," Jun 15, 2002)
Ghost in the Machine Springfield's Indian Motocycle Company ran out of gas in 1953. But a century after Indians began rumbling on the open road, they still set heartbeats racing (Boston Magazine, Jul 2001)
 
travel
Life in Limbo A neighborhood guide: Harvard Square's been lost to chains, Porter Square to yuppies. But the stretch of Mass. Ave. that connects the two proves it's cooler in the in-between (Boston Magazine, Sep 2001)
Living Legend A quick visit to Glastonbury, England (Continental inflight magazine, Apr 2005)
Going for the Green Greece is driving off the tee and aiming for the billion-euro golf industry with new golf courses emerging all over the country. Here's where to hit the links. (Insider Athens, Oct 2003)
State of the Union A neighborhood guide: Often bypassed by commuters, Somerville's Union Square is fast becoming a place to stop and stay a while (Boston Magazine, Nov 2002)
 
various
Everyone Needs an Agent We all wonder if there's something better out there for us. A bigger job. A fatter paycheck. But landing that deal in Boston's topsy-turvy market is nerve-wracking at best. How great would it be to have someone do it for you? (Boston Magazine, Nov 2006)
History in the Making From real life to his own original screenplay, Brandeis University's Seth Bernstein is interested in creating images you won't soon forget (Student Advantage Magazine, Oct 2005)
Fear on the Air Secrecy. Misinformation. Retaliation. You might expect some rogue business to be run this way—but not one of the nation's top public radio stations (Boston Magazine, Jan 2005)
A Race to the Heavens It's Massachusetts little-known contribution to automobile history, a bizarre race that began 100 years ago, in which drivers barrel up the treachorous Mt. Washington Auto Road (Boston Globe Sunday Magazine, June 27, 2004)
To the Last Drop Two decades ago, Jim Koch and his Boston Beer Company launched a microbrew revolution. Now, New England's surviving craft brewers are staging their next battle: getting back to making good beer. (Boston Magazine, Dec 2003)

Art of the Matter Off-season, when the sunhounds and the fashionistas are back in the big city, the quiet island of Paros is home to a unique fine arts school (Insider Athens, Sep 2003)

Soul Saver A computer geek from Missouri is saving Boston's soul—one 45 at a time. (Boston Magazine, Dec 2002)
Coming to You Live Good old-fashioned rock 'n' roll finally returns (Boston Magazine, Sep 2002)
Who's Up, Who's Down Two years ago, if you weren't a millionaire, or a billionaire even, you were nobody. But money is only a number on a computer screen, and as easily as it's made, it's lost. Now, near the end of the recession and in the middle of a war, the focus in Massachusetts has shifted again — to old-school businesses and resurgent biotechs. Oh, and to Bob Kraft. (Boston Magazine, May 2002)
Radio Daze New York shock jocks, the same damn songs played over and over, media megamonsters—who took the "Boston" out of Boston radio? (Boston Magazine, Mar 2002)
Sultan of Strings Some of the best jazz guitars ever made were carved in a small workshop in Boston's old Scollay Square (Boston Magazine, Oct 2001)

 

 

The View from the Cheap Seats
"The View from the Cheap Seats" was a weekly column on MLSnet.com, the official website for Major League Soccer.It poked around in the dark and funny corners of MLS. Until I wore out my welcome. Actually, the powers that be lost their nerve. Oh well...Here are some of my favorites:

Barcelona Pilgrimage (Jan 21, 2005)
Draft Afterthought (Jan 14, 2005)
Going Deutsch
(Jan 7, 2005)

" The View" archive...