A review of Times Square Red, Times Square Blue by Samuel R. Delany (September 20, 1999) This book looks at the vanished New York City red light district.
Don’t Worry about Starbucks or Ann Arbor (January 26, 2000) A short essay on the recent hoo-ha of Ann Arbor. Click here for a slightly revised and improved version of this essay.
Starbucks on State? (February 4, 2000) This appears in the March 6, 2000 issue of The Michigan Indepedent. It uses some of the language as my earlier essay "Don't Worry about Starbucks or Ann Arbor" but goes further and is a much better piece.
(See also the following two pieces from sports section:
Letter to The Michigan Daily regarding their coverage of the final game at Tiger Stadium (September 28, 1999) As the title says...
Tiger Stadium Comments (September 27, 1999) A look at the end of Tiger Stadium.)