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Susan Letcher '00
“This is what I call a clean break,” Kyosa said. Behind him, members of the taekwondo club were setting up cinderblock stanchions in preparation. “Meditate on the things you want to clean out of your...
View ArticleKevin Draper '10: Amir Johnson, Stop Touching the Ball!
Last night, as you may well have seen, Amir Johnson was ejected after he tried to grab the ball in-between free throws. The referee wouldn’t let go, they wrestled over the ball, and Amir Johnson got...
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Alicia Hutchison Steffann '94: Guest Napper #138: Papasan Pretzel
When Kristi at The Robot Mommy sent me this picture, she didn’t realize what a service she’d done me. You see, I was shopping for new chairs for my boys for Christmas (after the inevitable, eventual...
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: On Space Time Foam: Surreal Billowing Art Installation
[ By Steph in Art& Installation & Sound. ] The science of engineering and rationalism of city planning meet visionary experimentation in art installations by Tomás Saraceno. The Argentina-born...
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Cheryl Klein: Q&A: Trent Reedy, author of STEALING AIR
PSA for Writers: Even if you usually skip the Q&As on this blog, you should read this one, particularly what Trent has to say about the Bechard Factor below.Tell us the origin story and history of...
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Women's Basketball: Stienstra’s Hot Shooting Not Enough...
Despite a game-high 17 points from first-year Gabbi Stienstra, the Carleton College women’s basketball team was unable to keep pace with Concordia College in the second half and dropped an 83-65...
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Men's Basketball: Knights Fall at Concordia on OT...
Scott Theisen notched his fourth career double-double as he recorded career-bests with 31 points and 14 rebounds as the Carleton College men’s basketball team lost at Concordia College, 78-75 in...
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Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: How's the old man changing?
According to The Economist's editors, there's something different about Putin's leadership lately. Nobody, it seems — not even the editors — are sure what the difference is. Russia’s president: Alone...
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Thomas Glessner Weaver '69: Mission and Castro District Walk and Food on a...
Nathan lives just a block from Mission Dolores right on Dolores Street and he directed meto Maxfield's House of Caffeine down the street where I enjoyed the local ambience, a young man telecommuting...
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Wheely Great Ideas: 10 Cool Bike Technology Concepts
[ By Delana in Technology& Vehicles & Mods. ] The bicycle has been a favorite form of transportation for around two centuries, and every generation adds its own advances and accessories to the...
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Kevin Draper '10: Wild Speculation and Outlandish Guesses: No One Came to My...
Kevin Draper: Oh, hey.Jacob Greenberg: Hi, Kevin. Come on in.Kevin Draper: Am I early?Jacob Greenberg: Nope. Right on time.Kevin Draper: Oh. Did…did you cancel “Wild Speculation and Outlandish...
View ArticleCarleton News: Carleton Named Top Producer for U.S. Fulbright Program
The Fulbright Program, the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange program, recently announced the complete list of colleges and universities that produced the most U.S. Fulbright...
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Then & Now: Hybrid Images of a Deserted School in Detroit
[ By WebUrbanist in Abandoned Places& Architecture. ] It is one thing to see a building in a state of disrepair and imagine what it would have been like when it was occupied and vibrant. It is...
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Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: Crash, death, cover-up: three strikes, he's out
Observers commented on the prominent place that China's former president Jiang Zemin had in the recent Party Congress. They noted that Jiang seemed to be more in charge than a president from a decade...
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Kelly O'Brien '12: kylejthompson: Untitled by Kyle Thompson
kylejthompson:Untitled by Kyle Thompson
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John Tischer '71: D-Day
I Died On D-DayOn the beach…in France…then I was re-born in Chicago….Ravenswood hospital1949…raised in suburb…Winfield…Dadwas a lawyer….mom a schizophrenic…perfect beach to land….scrambling to...
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Design Miami Tent Covered with Inflatable Sausages
[ By Steph in Architecture& Public & Institutional. ] Bundles of giant white inflatable sausages make a big visual impact on the exterior walls of the Design Miami tent at Art Basel. New York...
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Kevin Draper '10: NBA Observations From a Guy who has Watched No Basketball:...
I really enjoyed Hans Peterson’s piece. It seemed ludicrous for anyone to try and make any sort of assertion not only just from the internet, but also having watched roughly a quarter of basketball...
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John Tischer '71: Written In My Cabin
Are you when we need you?I’ve listened to “Cream Puff War” over 600 times like a paleontologisttrying to see where rock meets bonemeets mind…my roll top desk andsatellite computer connections...
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Benjamin Lenzner: out beside...
the wellington international aerodrome...lyall bay, new zealand. november 2012.love and health to all..
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