March 7 – 28, 2008, Bull City Bicycles gathers historic and contemporary photography of bicycles in Durham, NC. A celebration of the aesthetic simplicity, utility, and joy of bicycles, this show documents Durham’s sense of place from two wheels. Sources … Continue reading
I spent the weekend before the election in Washington, D.C. being reminded of the passion for critique on which our country was founded. Standing in the rotunda of the Jefferson Memorial, it’s dizzying to read “I have sworn… eternal hostility … Continue reading
A few weeks ago, a local listserv debate over the Constitutionality of bike lanes devolved into a rather asinine comparison between vehicular separation and racial segregation. In an effort to raise the level of discussion over whether bike lanes are … Continue reading
I have a short story in the April issue of The Raleigh Hatchet. If you’re not already a reader, pick up a copy at Bean Traders or Francesca’s on Ninth St. It’s a great local rag. I wrote an earlier … Continue reading
Less than a week after People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals employees in North Carolina faced charges of cruelty for performing anesthetized euthanasia on unwanted animals, then tossing them in dumpsters, the state’s council of commissioners had to vote … Continue reading
Abstract: Although the demographics on male versus female death-row prisoners suggest that males are the criminal justice system’s primary targets, I argue that the system also discriminates against women. Utilizing contemporary feminist theories of gender, I argue that female prisoners … Continue reading
In an effort to better organize my site, I’ve created a new category of posts — published works. Posts in this category will be links to other websites or, when I have permission, reproductions of texts that I’ve published elsewhere. … Continue reading
Originally published in the News of the National Humanities Center Poetry, says Piotr Sommer (2004-05 Hurford Family Fellow at the National Humanities Center), is the “basic cognitive instrument” by which he measures life, “almost a way to deal with the … Continue reading
Phillip Barron Originally published by BikeReader. Sweet are those moments when all your skills converge and you clear a technical section with more grace than you thought possible. That’s what I call flow. Others call it groovin’ or dialed-in. “’Spots … Continue reading