Posts Tagged ‘washington post magazine’

Not Everybody Loves ‘Smyrneiko Minore’

As we told you on Saturday, longtime CP reporter Jason Cherkis profiled Baltimore vinyl purveyor Ian Nagoski in this week's Washington Post Magazine. I'll admit that I stopped reading the story for a few minutes to check out "Smyrneiko Minore," the song by Greek singer Marika Papagika that changed Nagoski's life. My initial reaction? It's [...]

An Open Letter to Sandra Beasley
Or: So long, and sorry for the a cappella!

Dear Ms. Beasley,
One of my higher-ups alerted me to your valedictory XX Files column in yesterday's Washington Post Magazine. Imagine my surprise to discover that it was all about me!
Surprise and chagrin, to be honest. Because your column paints a horrifying picture of post-college male decadence, including but not limited to 1.) gluttony 2.) a [...]