Cool It Off Before You Burn It Out

In the summer between my sophomore and junior years at Syracuse University, I drove from Philadelphia to San Diego and back, camping and crashing at friend’s and family’s homes in Chicago, Iowa City, Minneapolis, Denver, and points in-between (including an ill-fated layover in Darwin, Minnesota where

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Comic-Con Reconsidered (Or, The Triumph Of The Nerds)

Prevailing wisdom about San Diego’s Comic-Con is that it’s an assembly of misfits, nerds, freaks and geeks salivating over B-listers, back issues, and collectibles. In fact, I traded in that very same simplistic, diminishing description as recently as just last night. Tonight, though, I counter with a new thesis. Comic-Con is an inspirational gathering of…

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