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For anyone with an iota of interest in the sport of tennis, the NYT has a fairly epic piece penned by Cynthia Gorney.  It’s a terrific read and gives perspective on how world #1 Rafael Nadal got to his position and more importantly, what sort of person he is. The bio article was everything I [...]

Jesus Christ…I mean, I get that these journalists entered North Korea illegally, but I just got an email saying this: North Korea Sentences U.S. Journalists to 12 Years in Labor Prison North Korea found two American journalists guilty of illegal entry and sentenced them to 12 years in a labor prison, its official KCNA news [...]

Timothy Egan has a fun post up on NYT called “Dear Graduate“.  Clearly, the environment has changed, even since I graduated about 2 years ago.  Some constants remain unchanged, such as the advice for grads to take risks, otherwise leaving themselves with a life full of missed opportunities.  No argument from me on that front. [...]

When I took Columbia’s entrance test, I really believed what I wrote about higher education in the US being broken.  The costs are far too high and the returns are far too low.  Honestly, it’s probably a better idea at this point, if you have kids, to make them practice extra time at baseball or [...]

The New York Times has an article up today that explains the ins and outs of student loans, entitled “In Grim Job Market, Student Loans Are a Costly Burden“.  This topic is of great interest to someone like me–I won’t be receiving much money, if any, to attend graduate schools I’ve applied to.  My best [...]

Leave it up to the New York Times to provide the world with an article that isn’t simply a rehash and gives us something to consider.  Let’s take a big breath, hold it, and remember what good storytelling and reporting are like. Ahhh. Today, on their website, the Times has a fantastic article entitled “J-Schools [...]