December 2012 Louisville Magazine
The December issue of Louisville Magazine should be available now on newsstands at Carmichael’s Books, as well as Louisville-area Barnes & Nobles locations.
This month, I have an oral history of Louisville punk and hardcore from 1977 – 1994. It features stories and insight from members of Babylon Dance Band, The Dickbrains, The Endtables, Malignant Growth, Your Food, Squirrel Bait, Kinghorse, Endpoint, Slint, Crain, and MORE!
Get your copy today!
November 2012 Louisville Magazine
The November issue of Louisville Magazine is available now on newsstands at Carmichael’s Books and Louisville-area Barnes & Noble locations.
In this issue, I mark my recent commission as a Kentucky Colonel (the highest honor the Commonwealth of Kentucky bestows) with a story exploring the title’s history and the role of the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels.
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Gameological Society: Mortal Kombat 20th Anniversary Interviews
For the 20th anniversary of the arcade release of the original Mortal Kombat, I conducted a set of interviews with series co-creators Ed Boon and John Tobias for the A.V. Club’s Gameological Society. You can find links to both interviews below:
Father of Fatalities: An Interview with Mortal Kombat Co-Creator John Tobias
Architect of Annihilation: An Interview with Mortal Kombat Co-Creator Ed Boon
October 2012 Louisville Magazine
The October issue of Louisville Magazine is available now on newsstands at Carmichael’s Books and Louisville-area Barnes & Noble locations.
In this issue, I explore Louisville hauntings and urban legends, speaking with Louisville Ghost Walks’ Robert Parker, The Louisville Ghost Hunters Society’s Keith Age, and various employees of Louisville Palace about their experiences with the supernatural.
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September 2012 Louisville Magazine
The September issue of Louisville Magazine should be available now at Carmichael’s Books and all Louisville-area Barnes & Noble locations. While I don’t have an article in this month’s issue, I am in a photo in the issue’s fashion spread, which was shot by Mollie Crutcher. If you’re lamenting this month’s lack of a Roger Riddell writing fix, you’ll be pleased to know I do have a piece coming up in the October issue–but you’ll have to wait for more info on that.
You can see the modeling photo from this month’s issue below.
That’s me on the left. [Photo by Mollie Crutcher]
Education Dive
For the past month, I have been doing some education news aggregation part-time for Washington, D.C.-based Education Dive. The site’s posts are targeted at educators and administrators. I have five summaries every morning, Monday-Friday, that go live at 9 a.m.
You can check out Education Dive here.
Mentioned on the Chicago Sun-Times Website
Almost a year later, the oral history of Chicago’s metal scene that I compiled for the Onion’s A.V. Club is still getting a fair share of attention. Just yesterday, it was mentioned in a blog post by Chicago Sun-Times managing editor Craig Newman. Thanks, Sun-Times!
You can check the post out here.
Part 1 of the oral history can be viewed here.
August 2012 Louisville Magazine
In the August issue of Louisville Magazine, I take a look at some of the area’s stranger laws over the years–including that alleged legislation prohibiting citizens from carrying ice cream cones in their back pockets. Allegedly, that law was passed to prevent horse theft, so I found a horse farm that let me test it out.
Find out more by picking up a copy of Louisville Magazine at Carmichael’s Books or a Louisville area Barnes & Noble today!
Thanks Again to the Ralph Steadman Art Collection
The Ralph Steadman Art Collection recently gave my piece in the July issue of Louisville Magazine a nice plug on their site. If you haven’t seen it yet, the article is about the push to have Hunter S. Thompson recognized with a “Hometown Heroes” banner like other notable Louisville natives (Diane Sawyer, Muhammad Ali, Denny Crum) have–or at least something equivalent. Thompson’s friend and oft-partner-in-crime Ralph Steadman was willing to throw in his impassioned cry for the late, great innovator of Gonzo journalism to be honored, and I haven’t shut up about it since.
That said, be sure to visit their site sometime and check out (and buy) some of Mr. Steadman’s work.
July 2012 Louisville Magazine
Ever wonder why Hunter S. Thompson doesn’t have a “Hometown Heroes” banner hanging around Louisville like other notable locals? In the July issue of Louisville Magazine with the answers you seek. Illustrator and HST collaborator Ralph Steadman even chimed in on the situation and offered an illustration for use with the piece!
Pick up a copy at Carmichael’s (and help keep Louisville weird while you’re at!) or grab it at the nearest Louisville-area Barnes & Noble, and check out Ralph Steadman Art Collection for more Gonzo greatness!
June 2012 Louisville Magazine
If you’re in the Louisville, KY area, I have a profile on Marvel Comics artist and Louisville native Jay Leisten in the June 2012 issue of Louisville Magazine. Pick up a copy at Carmichael’s (and help keep Louisville weird while you’re at!) or grab it at the nearest Louisville-area Barnes & Noble!